04-14-2006, 12:23 PM
Violence erupts in Trinco suburbs
[TamilNet, April 14, 2006 11:39 GMT]
Violence erupted in Mihindapura, a suburb about five km off Trincomalee on Trincomalee-Anuradhapura road Friday afternoon as a group of persons attacked houses of Tamil residents in the area following the discovery of a body of Sinhalese youth Nissanka who was reported missing from Thursday, police sources said.
Tamil residents have started fleeing from suburbs seeking refuge in the adjoining areas, civil sources said.
Mr.K.Thurairatnasingham, Trincomalee district parliamentarian immediately brought this situation to the notice of the Deputy Inspector General of Police (east region), sources said.
The office of the Trincomalee District Youth Development Aham (TDYDA), a non-governmental organization was also attacked and motorbikes and other materials in the office were also burnt in the violence. Several houses and a prominent Hindu temple in the area were also attacked, sources said.
More policemen and troops were sent to the site to contain the violence.
There was no marked improvement in the situation in Trincomalee, civil sources reported.
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[TamilNet, April 14, 2006 11:39 GMT]
Violence erupted in Mihindapura, a suburb about five km off Trincomalee on Trincomalee-Anuradhapura road Friday afternoon as a group of persons attacked houses of Tamil residents in the area following the discovery of a body of Sinhalese youth Nissanka who was reported missing from Thursday, police sources said.
Tamil residents have started fleeing from suburbs seeking refuge in the adjoining areas, civil sources said.
Mr.K.Thurairatnasingham, Trincomalee district parliamentarian immediately brought this situation to the notice of the Deputy Inspector General of Police (east region), sources said.
The office of the Trincomalee District Youth Development Aham (TDYDA), a non-governmental organization was also attacked and motorbikes and other materials in the office were also burnt in the violence. Several houses and a prominent Hindu temple in the area were also attacked, sources said.
More policemen and troops were sent to the site to contain the violence.
There was no marked improvement in the situation in Trincomalee, civil sources reported.
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