LTTE claymore injures policeman

Rafik JALALDEEN

VAVUNIYA: A policeman and a Home Guard were injured when LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine targeting Security Forces at Irattaperiyakulam railway crossing in Vavuniya yesterday morning, the Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) said.

According to a spokesman from the MCNS two Security personnel sustained injuries in a claymore mine near railway crossing in Irattaperiyakulam, 5km away South West of Vavuniya at around 11.30 a.m.

The injured security personnel have been admitted to Vavuniya Hospital. Meanwhile, STF foot patrols on a road clearing mission recovered a claymore mine and a remote control device in Kalavanchikudi, Ampara yesterday morning.