Army refutes fabricated story
[March 6, 2006 - 10.30 GMT]
The Army has
rejected
allegations that it was involved in the incident
reported on
a pro-LTTE website that claims “army personnel” were involved in the
assault on
one of the LTTE points at Vavunathivu, 5.2 km southwest of Batticaloa
town in un-cleared areas. Two LTTE cadres were killed in the incident.
The army while
vehemently denying any involvement said the story was fabricated and
false, as no Security Forces personnel entered un-cleared areas.
The story that
appeared on Saturday (March 4th) claimed that “heavily armed
men” carried out the assault and then reportedly crept back into areas
under military control. Another story regarding the same incident claims
it was “the army personnel” who were involved in the attack.
The Army
further says that Security Forces have never under any circumstances
aided or abetted any illegal armed group.
This follows
similar reports of supposed harassment of fishermen by the Navy. This
story too is refuted by the Army as “far from the truth”.
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