Statement jointly released by the leaders of the TULF, PLOTE and the EPRLF-Pathmanabha condemning the brutal killings of the LTTE -30-11-2007
Within a few hours of the deliverance of his “Heroes day” speech, Mr. Prabhakaran sent a disabled women cadre to assassinate the leader of the EPDP and Minister for Social Services Hon. Douglas Devananda. In this incident the Hon. Minister escaped with his elderly Public Relations Officer Mr. Stephen Peries killed and four others including one of the body guards of the minister were badly injured.
After the morning incident, in the evening they exploded a parcel bomb in a textile shop situated in a crowded street at the Nugegoda Junction. On the spot 18 civilians died and about 40 got seriously injured. The victims include shoppers, pedestrians, shop employees, students, passengers in buses, vans and cars, passengers waiting for bus at the bus stand and such others.
On the 27th eleven persons including nine students died in a claymore mine attack in the neighbourhood of Aiyankulam in the heart of the area under the control of the LTTE.
On the 26th in the Anuradhapura District four chena cultivators including a woman were mercilessly shot dead.
This type of brutal killings is not acceptable in a democratic society and will not help in any way to bring back peace.
We the TULF, PLOTE and the EPRLF- Pathmanabha while strongly condemning these barbaric crimes, express our deepest sympathies to the kith and kin of the unfortunate victims.
Within a few hours of the deliverance of his “Heroes day” speech, Mr. Prabhakaran sent a disabled women cadre to assassinate the leader of the EPDP and Minister for Social Services Hon. Douglas Devananda. In this incident the Hon. Minister escaped with his elderly Public Relations Officer Mr. Stephen Peries killed and four others including one of the body guards of the minister were badly injured.
After the morning incident, in the evening they exploded a parcel bomb in a textile shop situated in a crowded street at the Nugegoda Junction. On the spot 18 civilians died and about 40 got seriously injured. The victims include shoppers, pedestrians, shop employees, students, passengers in buses, vans and cars, passengers waiting for bus at the bus stand and such others.
On the 27th eleven persons including nine students died in a claymore mine attack in the neighbourhood of Aiyankulam in the heart of the area under the control of the LTTE.
On the 26th in the Anuradhapura District four chena cultivators including a woman were mercilessly shot dead.
This type of brutal killings is not acceptable in a democratic society and will not help in any way to bring back peace.
We the TULF, PLOTE and the EPRLF- Pathmanabha while strongly condemning these barbaric crimes, express our deepest sympathies to the kith and kin of the unfortunate victims.
