PM takes charge at Karadiyanaru
Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne who visited the
blast site at Karadiyanaru has directed the Batticaloa Government
Agent to provide urgent assistance to the relatives of victims. The
Chinese Ambassador also accompanied the Prime Minister.
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Two held over Govt official's abduction
A two-member underworld gang who abducted a top government official
while he was on his way to work and demanded Rs. 4.5 million for his
release was taken in for questioning by sleuths of the Colombo Crime
Division (CCD) after launching a manhunt for the gang, police sources
told the Sunday Observer.
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