LTTE attempt to abduct child inmates foiled

Trincomalee : The Security Forces on Wednesday foiled an attempt by the LTTE to abduct 50 child inmates from the “Revatha Children’s Home in Trincomalee by firing grenades and mortars at the Home.

The Security Forces who acted promptly had repulsed the attacks forcing the terrorists to flee, according to the OIC China Bay Police Inspector Aruna Chandrapala.

The Home was empty at the time as the children had left for an outing, police said.

Three Security Forces personnel and a home guard sustained injuries in the exchange and were admitted to the Trincomalee hospital. They were part of the security provided to the Children?s Home. A nearby temple was also damaged by the mortar attack.