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Kohomada mage moley ?

..Ambassador Weerth denied the Tamil claims, saying the helicopter landed on a sports field.

oh i guess just like the KIA protects the air force base next door every base is a civilians area now. great stategy !!

Even if government informed LTTE do you think they would have beleived it? I mean GOSL could take ARMY personel saying that they are foreign deplomats!

Therefore LTTE is tring to hide their terrorism and it is coming up with this DUMB explanations

Lankawe dawalda malli? :)

HIS EXCELLENCY Michael Lummaux, French Ambassador in Sri Lanka who narrowly escaped unhurt in the Tiger terrorists? mortar attack along with several other diplomats and Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe in Batticaloa Tuesday (27) morning, vowed that his country with the help of international community would do everything possible to wipe out terrorism.

Talking to media personnel in Colombo minutes after his abrupt return to Colombo with others following the LTTE mortar attack earlier on the day while they were on assignment said that this was the first-ever terrorist attack experienced in his life in the execution of his legitimate duties as an Ambassador.

?This is the first time in my life I got caught to a terrorist attack of this nature. I was terribly frightened. This act goes against all conventions of war. Before we proceeded to Batticaloa we informed all our corresponding agents in Batticaloa, both diplomatic and state levels of the pending meeting. We have now had first-hand experience of LTTE terrorism, and we would definitely take it up at international level,? he was quoted saying to the media.

Recalling the ordeal in Batticaloa, Minister Samarasinghe and others charged that the LTTE with precision targeted the bigger helicopter (MI ? 17) that was carrying the majority of the delegation that were to discuss matters related to resettlement of displaced Tamil people. The first small helicopter (212) after dropping several state officials at the same location at first flew away facilitating the VIP entourage to land afterwards. ?So how could one argue that it was not targeted? This was a deliberate attempt of homicide planned by terrorists after learning the air movement of the VIPs,? Military Spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe was quoted saying.

All Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and civil committee representatives in Batticaloa were informed of the scheduled meeting well in advance and all preparations for the meeting at the Batticaloa Divisional Secretariat got smoothly underway as planned until this terrible terrorist act struck. A huge representation was awaiting their arrival.

Panic and shock engulfed the area with the news that a student has also been injured in the LTTE mortar fire forcing a nearby school to close their sessions early on the request of the parents. Security remains tight in the area with reinforcement of Police personnel to Batticaloa centre and surrounding areas.