Police posts attacked in East

by Rashomi Silva

Two Police posts in the volatile East came under grenade attack on Sunday night seriously injuring a Police constable and wounding two civilians, the Army spokesperson's office announced.

The trio were wounded when an unidentified man lobbed a hand grenade at the Police sentry point near Uppuveli, Trincomalee on the Colombo- Trincomalee highway on Sunday night.

The Constable was identified as PC W.R. Gooneratne (39206) and civilian Kodippili Upali, a bus driver.

The roundabout where the sentry point was located provides a gateway to the Trinco town and to other towns in the Northern part of the district.

The victims were rushed to Trincomalee hospital for treatment while troops with the Police assistance cordoned off the area and mounted search operations in search of the assailants. The Army said they suspect the LTTE for carrying out the attack.

The second Police post located at Palameenmadu in Batticaloa came under attack shortly after midnight.

The Army said the attack was carried out by a few Tigers after they infiltrated the area. The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission was informed of the incidents.