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Two More Therthiruvila (Vel Carts) Found Safe Heavens for LTTE Arms Storage

JAFFNA: FRESH and impromptu intensified security checks conducted late Tuesday (30) evening on two more Vel Carts (Therthiruvila) in two different Hindu Kovils in SANDILIPAY, VALIKAMAM area, led to the detection of a large cache of LTTE arms and ammunition along with Army-type uniforms, barely 24 hours after JAFFNA troops uncovered a large similar haul of LTTE arms and explosives from a sacred Vel Cart at MAKIAPIDDY MEENACHCHI AMMAN Hindu Kovil in KANDARODDAI, JAFFNA on Monday (29) afternoon

The UN's humanitarian agency recently declared Sri Lanka one of the world's most dangerous places for aid workers and journalists. Sri Lanka's war is entering a tragic new phase as the Sri Lankan government issues an official warning that the government can no longer 'guarantee' the safety of aid workers in the north and east, and encouraging them to leave the area.

As violence between the government and the LTTE spirals out of control once again, the country's once admired democratic institutions are buckling under the strain.

2006 the Worldwide Press Freedom index placed Sri Lanka in between Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, Transparency International consistently reports corruption at the highest levels of executive and legislative government. The relentless conflict continues. Democracy itself hangs in the balance.

The UN's humanitarian agency recently declared Sri Lanka one of the world's most dangerous places for aid workers and journalists.