Call for probe into LTTE-Al-Qaeda links
An international counter terrorism expert has
called upon the United Nations to initiate an investigation to probe
material support provided by the LTTE’s international network to
Al-Qaeda affiliates. Associate Lecturer at the Centre for Policing,
Intelligence and Counter Terrorism at Macquarie University in Sydney
Shanaka Jayasekara told the Sunday Observer that the United Nations
Security Council Sanctions Committee on Al-Qaeda (Resolution 1267)
needs to probe the LTTE’s international network, which is actively
engaged in grey-charter logistics operations that include forged
documentation and travel papers to anyone who could pay the right
price.
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Sunday Crime
Drug dealer blows himself up
Police launched a countrywide campaign two
months ago to eliminate the dangerous drug menace that has plagued
the country. Drugs have become a serious problem with schoolchildren
and juveniles getting hooked on dangerous drugs such as heroin and
Ganja (Cannabis sativa). Several raids have been carried out in
cities and rural areas to apprehend those linked to the drug trade.
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