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The Antonov aircraft which crashed in Anuradhapura in March 2000, while transporting several security personnel, was the result of a missile attack carried out by LTTE cadres, it has been uncovered, police said today.

Transporting security personnel and police officers from Jaffna to Colombo, the Antanov aircraft crashed into a jungle in the Weera Wewa area in Anuradhapura on March 30, 2000, killing all of its passengers as well as four Russian pilots.

It was believed that the crash had been caused by a technical fault of the aircraft.

However, extensive interrogation of two LTTE suspects, arrested a few days back in Kilinochchi, had revealed that they had in fact fired a ground-to-air missile, from the Wilpattu forest area, directed at the aircraft causing it to crash.

Two shell casings of the missiles used in the attack have also been discovered, police media spokesman SP Ajith Rohana stated.

The case has been reopened while both suspects are to be produced before the Anuradhapura Magistrate s Court on April 23.

The Terrorist Investigations Division (TID) is conducting further investigations.

doing what?

Did Government Investigate LTTE attacks....??

Have they found any Suspects...??

11,000 LTTE Caders.

Punish any of them.....??

British High Commissioner John Rankin said the passing of the US sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka in Geneva last week would not have an impact on the country s ties with the UK, the rest of the EU, US or even India despite controversy regarding the matter.

Ceylon Workers Congress Leader and Minister Arumugam Thondaman has tendered his resignation from his ministerial portfolio Monday evening, informed sources said.

Dr. Subramanian Swamy when responding to question raised by Asian Tribune said, 'The UPA government is driven by Ms. Sonia Gandhi. According to me she is a suspect in Rajiv's assassination and because of her past association with the Habash group of Palestinians, who had trained the LTTE first she has continuining sympathy with the LTTE cause. Hence the explanation for India's stand.'

This certainly is a bombshell. Indians screw us up all the time. Poor Sri Lanka.