LTTE suicide bomber attacks Milad Festival - Akurassa
[Updated]
The latest updates on brutal terrorist attack at the national Milad
Festival in Sri Lanka, indicates that 10 civilians were killed and at
least 20 others , including a government minister were injured. An LTTE
suicide bomber attacked the Jumma mosque at Godapitiya, in Akurassa , in
the Matara district around 10.30 , this morning (Mar 10).
According to the defence sources , the LTTE terrorist has targeted
the Islam devotees attending the national Milad-Un-Nabi celebration ,
held at the mosque. The Milad-un-Nabi , the birthday of the Prophet
Mohammed is celebrated as a national festival in Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile , hospital sources say Minister Mahinda Wijesekara who was
also attending the celebration has suffered injuries, in the explosion.
The sources add that another 15 people with injuries have been admitted
to the government hospital Matara.
The LTTE is a ruthless terrorist outfit fighting for a mono ethnic
separate state for Tamils in Sri Lanka since 1983. Lead by its
psychopathic chief V. Prabhakaran, the outfit has slaughtered tens of
thousands of innocent civilians during its three decades of terror
campaign against Sri Lankan citizens.
The LTTE has been engaged in a systematic and brutal ethnic cleansing
campaign against Muslims and Sinhalese living in the North and Eastern
Provinces in it fanatical attempt create an ethnically pure Tamil State
in the Island nation.
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