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Police find deadly text book in Sri Lanka
Monday, 13 October 2008 - 8:52 PM SL Time
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A Tamil medium teacher was arrested in Bandarawela on Saturday with a bomb craftily concealed inside a book, Bandarawela police said.
The suspect was a resident of Sandilippay, Jaffna and had been employed as a Tamil medium teacher at a leading private school in the area since 1987.
Police said the explosive device placed inside a book was found during a search conducted at the room occupied by the suspect in the school. The search had been done after obtaining a warrant from the court on a tip-off received by the police.
Police said the explosives had been first placed inside a shoe polish tin. The tin had been again covered with polish and the aluminum foil too had been carefully placed to look like a brand new tin of polish.
Thereafter this tin had been placed inside a English book of which a hollow had been dug within the middle pages.
A detonator too had been found and two more holes had been dug in the book to place batteries and a watch.
Investigations by the bomb disposal unit of the Diyatalawa Army Camp had revealed this bomb had contained 65 grammes of high powered C4 explosives.
Police said the 11-inch long, 7-inch wide book was one-and-a-half-inch thick. Police said the explosives had been carefully concealed inside the book so that it does not look suspicious from outside.
Police said the suspect was being questioned further and he had revealed some important information.
Further investigations were conducted by the Bandarawela Terrorism Investigation Unit on the directions of Uva DIG H.N.B. Ambanwela, Bandarawela SSP Jayantha Fernando and ASP Roshan Wijesinghe.
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alwaysalion
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 13 Oct 2008 14:42:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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Her career gone down the drain.What a waste of talent.
Given free education by Sri Lanka only to be brain-washed to
kill innocent people. |
Ruhunu
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 13 Oct 2008 14:46:37 GMT Report for Abuse
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Target probably would have been a hundred fifth graders.
Edited By - Ruhunu - 13 Oct 2008 15:46:21 GMT |
zaharan
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 13 Oct 2008 15:01:45 GMT Report for Abuse
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Tamil medium teacher at a leading private school in the area since 1987.
Possibly from St. Thomas' College, credit to the Bandarawela Police for the discovery. |
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 13 Oct 2008 15:06:51 GMT Report for Abuse
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Police find deadly text book in Sri Lanka
I've always hated those for some reason at school. Now I know why! |
elephanthouse
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13 Oct 2008 18:42:09 GMT Report for Abuse
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These guys are getting sophisticated.
Just a pity that their creativity is not used for something positive. |
chandana100
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 13 Oct 2008 19:31:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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| I do highly appreciate about the successful investigation on finding C4 Explosive through a Tamil medium teachers book. Dos't it means that such more things may available in more diplomatic ways ? |
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 13 Oct 2008 21:12:58 GMT Report for Abuse
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With all the checkpoints, cordon and search operations, HSZs etc etc all over the country STILL explosives are moving at will wherever in the country!( B'wela Book Bomb, A'pura suicide bomb, Boralesgamuwa suicide bomb, Horton Place bus bomb etc etc)
Wonder if terrorism will end FOREVER in SL!
Edited By - kiwikanga - 13 Oct 2008 21:18:03 GMT |
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 15 Oct 2008 01:01:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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This can be called TEXTBOOK GENOCIDE(TM).
I think this is the right spot..it hit me funny bone this time.
Edited By - Vishnu - 15 Oct 2008 01:01:36 GMT |
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