Four killed 35 injured in LTTE claymore blast

Rafik Jalaldeen

VAVUNIYA: Four civilians were killed and 35 others injured when a Colombo bound bus from Mannar was caught in a LTTE claymore mine on Monday night. The incident took place near Chettikulam, Police Media Spokesman Senior DIG Jayantha Wickramaratne said.

“A private bus plying from Mannar to Colombo was hit by a LTTE claymore mine killing four passengers and injuring 35 others.

The incident took place in Chettikulam, on Colombo- Mannar A-14 road on Monday at around 11.30 p.m. The bus had left Mannar carrying 39 passengers at around 9.30 p.m. Just as it was passing the Manik Farm Junction when LTTE triggered off the claymore mine”, DIG Wickramaratne told the Daily News.

Four passengers who were critically injured have been admitted to Chettikulam and Medawachchi hospitals, he added.

Police and army conducted a joint search operation.