Monday, July 16, 2007

LRRP Soldier Killed in Paalamoddai, Sri Lanka

A Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol(LRRP) soldier from Sri Lankan Armed Forces (SLF) was killed in Paalamoddai, and many other LRRP soldiers injured as they all ventured into the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) territory to setup claymores against the LTTE forces on Sunday by the border guard unit of LTTE, civilians sources reported.

Same sources claimed that, a dead body of the soldier and many military hardware belonging to LRRP also captured by the LTTE border guard unit.

On 7th of July 2007, five persons, including Tamileelam Health Service personnel and civilians were killed in a Claymore mine attack by the LRRP.

A lorry belonging to Madhu Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society (MPCS) was attacked by a Claymore mine placed by the LRRP in July 2006 inside the LTTE held Panichchankulam in the Mannar district.

(http://www.tamileelamnews.com/news/publish/tns_8362.shtml)

LRRP unit was responsible for many attacks within LTTE controlled area and killing of civilians and injuring many in the past.

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