Three officials of World Bank funded North-East Irrigated Agriculture Project (NEIAP) and the driver of their pickup vehicle, belonging to Mannar District Secretariat, were wounded in a Claymore carried out by the Sri Lanka Army Deep Penetration Unit (DPU) attackers in Kokupadaiyan, 28 km southeast of Mannar town, Thursday around 2:45 p.m. The incident took place on Slivathurai - Mullikulam Road between Kallaru and Kokkupadaiyan, civilian sources said.
A lady officer was among the wounded, according to initial reports.
Details of the officials were not available at the moment.
An Ambulance has been sent from Murunkan District Hospital, medical sources said.
Additional Government Agent of Mannar has rushed to the area, District Secretariat sources in Mannar said.
Sri Lankan DPU teams have been active in the area targeting LTTE cadres. 3 civilians were killed in a Claymore attack by a DPU team in the area 20 days ago.
(http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=18861)
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