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| Sunday, 12 February 2006 |
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With every breath in the peninsula, they cry out for Peace You will never be jaded in Jaffna to put it cruelly by Buddhika Weerasinghe
Jaffna, once a ghost town, during the two decade war almost returned to normal a few years back, when the war was brought to a temporary halt. Some weeks ago claymore mines and grenades exploded instilling a fear psychosis in the minds of the civilians in the peninsula. It went from bad to eerie. But, over the past few weeks calm seemed to prevail, as plans were mooted to kick-start the peace process. Civilians are yet to get over the fear psychosis and it needs time. Apart
from explosions, abductions too were reported in the peninsula, of this form
all sides of the coflict.
Statistics reveal that 39 abducted have returned home, so far. When the LTTE stepped up attacks on military and civilian targets, troops were kept on alert to prevent a breakdown of law and order. The plight of the civilians is that they are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. Hence, civilian movements were seen restricted as the dusk set in. Elders are in the practice of carrying their children on the handle of the push bicycles, to escape being hit by attackers in ambush who may fire at mistaken identities. Its called pushing your luck to the limit.
Academics of the Jaffna University and civilian leaders have expressed grave concern over the prevailing situation in the peninsula. They say its only the Government and the LTTE that could eradicate the fear psychosis and restore normalcy. |
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