Sri Lanka Army soldiers manning a checkpost close to Thandikulam Agriculture Farm School in Vavuniya entered the school premises, lined up the uniformed hostel students who were engaged in practicals and shot at them, killing four students, 3 Tamil and a Muslim, and wounding eight.
The troopers manning a checkpost, at Soya Lane, 100 meters away from the school, stormed the premises after a Claymore blast killed five soldiers opposite the school around 9:45 a.m. Saturday.
Fellow students said the troopers shot at them while they were pleading they were innocent students.The four dead students were identified as Atchuthan of Batticaloa, Gopinath of Trincomalee, Rizwan Mohamed of Batticaloa and Sinthujan of Vavuniya, Police said. Two students who were in a critical condition were transfered to Anuradhapura, according to medical sources.
The Claymore attack had taken place 10 meters from the school, opposite the road. Five troopers including an officer were killed and the remaining four soldiers in the vehicle were wounded.
The troopers were travelling towards Omanthai when their vehicle was attacked.The soldiers who entered the school premises had come from the checkpost located at Soya Lane. Vavuniya magistrate M. Ilancheliyan visited the Vavuniya hospital and conducted initial inquiries.
Thandikulam is located 4 km north of Vavuniya on A9. Omanthai is situated about 17 km north of Vavuniya.
tamilnet.com
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