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Saturday, April 27, 2019

indefinite Curfew Imposed In Kalmunai And Samanthurai Areas Has Been Lifted-Due To Be Re Imposed From 5 P.M This Evening (28)

The indefinite Curfew imposed in Kalmunai and Samanthurai areas last Friday (26)following the suicide bombings has been lifted at 10 A.M this morning (28) and will be re imposed at 5 P.M this evening until further notice the Police Media Spokesman's Office has announced.

Earlier Police have announced an indefinite Curfew in these areas since last Friday night .The situation in these areas brought under control the Police have stated.

Police Curfew Imposed From 10 P.M Last Night(27)Until 4 A.M This Morning(28)-Curfew Remains In Kalmunai And Samanthurai

Police curfew imposed island wide

from 10.p.m last night has been lifted at 4 a.m today(28)except Kalmunai and Samanthurai areas where police curfew has been imposed since last friday night(26) until further notice.

Police curfew has been imposed in Kalmunai and Samanthurai areas until further notice after three suicide bomb explosions occurred at a house in seindumaridu in Kalmunai and recovering of suicide bomb kits and explosives from a house at Samanthurai .

Security is being tightened in these areas.

Meanwhile Police Media Spokesman's office has yesterday(27) announced that no one in Armed forces hurt or killed during the gun shot exchange between forces and extremists at seindamaridu area as stated by podu jana peramuna MP during a political programme televised through a private T.V channel here last friday .The MP has stated around 11 Armed forces members had been killed due to the incident.

Head Priest Of Muslim Mosque In Slave Island And Municipal Council MP Arrested Over Keeping 47 Swords In A Mosque Handed Over To Colombo Crimes Division

The head priest of the Muslim Mosque

in Slave Island Maulawi Mohommad Fahim and United National Party(UNP)MP of Colombo Municipal Council Mohommad Thajudeen who had been arrested by the Slave Island police over keeping 47 swords in the Mosque have been handed over to Colombo Crimes Division (CCD)yesterday (27)for further questioning.

The Maulawi of Slave Island Mosque had been arrested by the Police last friday evening(26) whilst keeping 47 swords under his bed during a search operation carried out there.

A suicide bomb kit and uniforms similar to that of Army uniforms had been also taken in to custody during the raid.

Police have arrested the UNP Municipal council MP Thajudeen yesterday over assisting the Mosque to purchase swords.The MP whomis the treassurer of Muslim Mosque Confederation has 10 Mosques under him.

Police are investigating on whether the MP has distributed money for those Mosques under him to purchase sharp objects .

MP's Have Requested President To Appoint Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka As Minister Of Law And Order

Few parliamentarians including

Governing United National Party(UNP)MP 's had requested President Maithripala Sirisena to appoint Field marshal Sarath Fonseka as Minister Of Law and Order through a letter it has been reported.

As Field Marshal Fonseka is the only MP of the government who is an expert on defense he should be given the Ministerial portfolio the letter has pointed out.

Government including Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe had requested the President last year also that Field Marshal Fonseka should be given the Law and order Ministerial portfolio .However president has turned a blind eye towards the request and kept the Ministerial portfolio under his authority.