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Friday, April 26, 2019

GOLDEN MELODIES

Two Bodies And A Fire Arm Recovered From An Exploded Van At Kalmunai

Two bodies and a firearm had been

recovered from a Van that exploded in Kalmunai few hours ago according to Special Police Task Force(STF).

Another explosion had occurred in a house at Seindumaridu area in Kalmunai and STF Personal are involved in searching that house commander of STF DIG M.R.Lathif has stated.

STF personal have also recovered a suicide bomb kit during the search operation carried out in the area.Police curfew is being imposed there until further notice due to the situation.

Security is being tightened in the area DIG Lathif has stressed.

Meanwhile a civilan was killed and three others had been injured due to the gun shot exchange between forces and a group of extremists at Kalmunai area it has been revealed.

Seven persons have been arrested by the forces regarding the incident.

Curfew Has Been Imposed Islsnd Wide At 10.P.M Until 4 A.M Tomorrow(27)

Curfew has been imposed in island

wide from 10p.m today(26)until 4 a.m tomorrow(27)according to Police Department.

Seatch operations that are being carried out island wide will continue .

All Schools And State Universities To Be Re-Opened On 06th Of May

National Security Council has today

(26)decided to re-open all Schools and state Universities on 06th of May not on 29th of April as announced previously .

All state schools closed for Sinhala/Hindu New Year were due to be reopened for the second term on 21st of April earlier however it has been postponed until 23rd following the easter sunday bombings .

Thereafter Ministry of Education has postponed the reopening date of schools until 29 th of April .

University grants Commission (UGC)has announced this week that all state Universities in the country will be closed until further notice and all the scheduled exams of Universities will be postponed due to the prevailing situation.

Meanwhile all Private Educational Institutes of the country has today announced they will closed until next Monday(29) .

Police Curfew Imposed Until Further Notice In Three Police Areas At Eastern Province

Police have imposed a curfew in

Kalmunai,Chawalakade and Samanthurai police areas (Eastern Province)with immediate effect until further notice due to the situation occurred in these areas according to Police Media Spokesman's office .

A gun shooting incident occurred between a group of extremists and Security forces at Seindumaridu in Kalmunai this evening ,recovering of explosives from one of the areas and three explosions believes to be suicide bombs exploded inside a house in Saindumaridu,kalmunai area led to imposed the curfew police media spokesman Superintendent of police (SP) Ruwan Gunasekare .

Special Police Task Force personal and Sri Lanka Army have carried out a search operation at Senidumaridu area following an information received yhat a group of extremists were hiding in the house.

Gun Shots Have Been Exchanged Between Security Forces And An Armed Group In Kalmunai

Gun shots have been exchanged

between Security forces and an armed group at Saidumaradu in Kalmunai (Eastern Province)this evening during a search operation carried out in the area by forces (26) according to Police Media Spokesman's Office.

Gun shots have been exchanged between an armed group of around six members and Special Police Task Force Personal(STF) near Jumma Mosque at Kalmunai it has been reported.

The forces personal who had been involved in a search operation in the area heard an explosion near the mosque and when they went that area an armed group fired gun shots towards them it has been revealed. Gun shots have been exchanged around two hour period and the forces have recovered a store equipped with explosives and materials used to produce explosives in the area according to Police Media Spokesman's office.