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| Sunday, 15 May 2005 |
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Army stands by ceasefire Military spokesman Brigadier Daya Ratnayake said that despite the provocations in the North and East the army was standing by the ceasefire to prevent any untoward incident in the region. Brigadier Ratnayake commenting on the last week's Santhiveli shooting incident in the East where a civilian was killed and a few others were injured told the Sunday Observer that the innocent civilians provoked by the LTTE were agitating against the army instead of settling things in amicable manner. "Since the ceasefire came into effect in 2002, army was particular in supporting the peace efforts. During the past three years of ceasefire period 385 people have been killed in the north and east and 34 of them are soldiers. Around 25 military vehicles have been damaged. Several military installations came under attack and sentries were damaged in the Government controlled areas. However army is not giving room for big clashes. Following the ceasefire and thereafter tsunami the rapport between the armed forces and the civilians in the North and the East improved to a greater extent. But the LTTE did not like the goodwill between the civilians and the armed forces. Therefore the LTTE misleading the civilians against the armed forces to break the cordiality they have with the armed force", Brig. Ratnayake said. Four army sentry points have been damaged in the north , following the Santhiveli shooting incident in the East. Meanwhile the SLMM spokeswoman Helen said that the SLMM office in the East was having discussions with the citizens committees to prevent any misunderstandings with the armed forces. (A.P) |
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