3RD LEAD
11 civilians, including children, wounded in grenade attack in Kaaththaankudi
TamilNet, Monday, 29 September 2008, 14:34 GMT
Unknown attackers riding in a motorbike lobbed a grenade near Jain Maulana mosque in Kaaththaankudi town Monday around 6:25 p.m., wounding 11 civilians. Three of the victims are children, according to initial reports. The attack has targeted Muslims on their way to evening prayers. Tension prevails in the town as elements of factionalised TMVP paramilitary and armed elements among the Muslims have been inciting violence between the Tamil and Muslim communities, sources in Batticaloa said
Gunfire ambush in Batticaloa, STF trooper wounded
TamilNet, Monday, 29 September 2008, 14:15 GMT
A Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) trooper sustained serious injuries in a gunfire ambush at Arasadiththeevu in Paddippazhai, 15 km west of Batticaloa city Monday around 1:30 p.m., police said.