National Intelligence Bureau uncovers:
Plot to assassinate Defence Secretary
Chaminda Perera
The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) officials yesterday succeeded
in uncovering a master plan to assassinate Defence Secretary Gotabhaya
Rajapaksa with the recovery of a suicide kit , arms and ammunition from
a house in Mutwal.
According to Police Spokesman DIG Nimal Mediwaka, the NIB officials
found a massive haul of ammunition which included a suicide kit weighing
over 5Kg, a most modern machine gun, 121 ammunitions, two ammunition
cases, 13 Cyanide capsules, five batteries, remote controllers, Service
code and detonators.
He said the NIB officials received information that these explosive
items were concealed in a cupboard in a housing unit of a condominium
housing scheme in Mutwal under the directive of an LTTE leader in
Colombo.
This LTTE leader has reportedly planned to launch a well coordinated
Guerilla attack on Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. “It is
believed that they had planned to hurl hand grenades at Rajapaksa’s
motorcade as a part of the massive assassination bid.
The Officials have started an investigation as to how a most modern
type of machine gun and other equipment were brought to the housing
scheme when tight security measures were in place in Colombo and
suburbs.
This recovery from a Housing Scheme in Mutwal was the result of a
comprehensive investigation conducted by the NIB officials over months
through various means such as analyzing intelligence reports, he said.
The terrorists had planned to launch this attack using a explosive
laden motor bike.
Officials are combing the island to trace the explosive laden bike
and the suicide cadre who were directed to crash into the motorcade of
the Defence Secretary.
”It is reported that they had planned to station a female suicide
cadre to target the ambulance in which the Defence Secretary is brought
to the Hospital if he escapes with injuries.
DIG Mediwaka said investigating the owner of the house has already
been started. “We are conducting investigations to determine the period
during which these explosive items were brought to this housing scheme,”
he said. |