Three killed in landmine explosion
Ranil Wijayapala
VANTHARAMOOLAI: Three civilians were killed when a tractor
transporting sand from Uppudai to Vantharamoolai in Batticaloa was
caught in a landmine explosion yesterday around 2.30 p.m, a spokesman
for the Media Centre for National Security told the Daily News.
Three civilians aged 40, 41 including the tractor driver and a
17-year-old youth travelling in the tractor were killed in the land mine
explosion believed to have been set by the LTTE, the spokesman added.
According to the spokesman Vantahramoolai Uppudai road, a by road in
the Eravur Police division in the Batticaloa district is not used by
civilians for their daily transport needs.
Eravur Police are investigating.
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