At least one Muslim had been killed on Tuesday night at Mulawattuwan in the Batticaloa district when a group of Karuna loyalists attacked a gang of LTTE cadres holding several Muslims, military sources said.
The sources said the LTTE had detained a group of Muslims when they were engaged in collecting firewood. They had been taken to an LTTE hideout in the area. But a few hours’ later Karuna loyalists had attacked the hideout. In the exchange of fire, several Muslims had escaped but unfortunately one who was caught in the crossfire had died of gun shot injuries. (NP)
