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Indian intelligence ‘linked’ to attack on Sri Lankan team

Mar 3rd, 2009 | By Admin | Category: Daily News

Lahore, 3 March (AKI) – By Syed Saleem Shahzad: Indian intelligence services are behind Tuesday’s attack against the Sri Lankan cricket team in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, according to Pakistani analysts. At least five policemen died in the ambush by 12 masked gunmen, and six cricketers and their assistant coach were injured.
Some analysts [...]



Sri Lankan cricket team in terrorist attack

Mar 3rd, 2009 | By Admin | Category: Daily News

At least 6 members of the Sri Lankan cricket team were injured and five Pakistani policemen escorting the team bus were killed.
Skipper Mahaela Jayawardene, wicketkeeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara and Tilan Samaraweer in a shootout at Lahore in Pakistan this morning (March 3). According to Pakistan news sources, the visiting Sri Lankan cricketers were on [...]



LTTE Aircraft Had Explosives & Bombs Inside

Feb 21st, 2009 | By Admin | Category: Daily News

Both Tiger Pilots Confirmed Dead: THE universally accepted “Lucky Seven” has turned to LTTE’s disadvantage by completely over powering the seventh abortive aerial attack targeting COLOMBO while dousing the last nail of the LTTE air wing’s coffin since the LTTE miserably lost both aircrafts during aerial attacks on Friday (20) late night.
The first light [...]



Amnesty International forgets suicide bombers kill people

Feb 13th, 2009 | By Admin | Category: Featured articles

The Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process in Sri Lanka regrets the disregard shown for human life in the press release issued by Amnesty International regarding the suicide bombing that took the lives of 28 Sri Lankans. The release seems to be largely the work of Yolanda Foster, now described as AI’s Sri Lanka expert. [...]



Catholic nun claims shot at by LTTE, while evacuating sick people

Feb 12th, 2009 | By Admin | Category: Daily News

Quoting a Catholic nun who was trying to evacuate sick people in a non-liberated village in the Mullaittivu District in Northern Sri Lanka, Al Jazeera television channel reported that LTTE terrorists shot at the sick people in a bid to stop them from leaving.
“When we tried to escape with civilians, LTTE fired at me. [...]



Bomb Explosion Kills Two & Injures Ten

Jan 21st, 2009 | By Admin | Category: Daily News

BATTICALOA: A BOMB fixed to a bicycle, kept at the patrol shed in front of the BATTICALOA Police station exploded around 7.30 a.m. today (21) killing two personnel and injuring ten more.
Among the killed were a Police Sergeant and one civilian while two Policemen, four students, one teacher, one [...]