Four youth escape from LTTE camp

Trincomalee correspondent

Four youth undergoing arms training at the Sampoor LTTE camp escaped and surrended to the security forces.

Two youth surrended to the army at the Kaddaiparichan road block on May 9. According to the youth, they had gone to the LTTE camp for training about a month ago. As the training was hard and brutal, four of them had escaped. One was immediately caught by the LTTE.

Another disgusted LTTE trainee had swum to the Norway island close to the harbour and surrended to the Navy on May 12. He was handed over to the Harbour Police.

Another LTTE trainee surrended to the army at Kaddaiparichan on May 13 night. This person from Trincomalee who had been forcibly taken away by the LTTE was chained to prevent from escaping when he refused to undergo training.

He managed to escape. The four youth were handed over to their parents on a court order.