LTTE attacks farmer family

Rafik Jalaldeen

AMPARA: A cry of woman alerted home guards who rushed to the scene where black-clad Tamil Tiger terrorists attempted to attack a farmer's family around 7 pm on June 15.

A three member terrorist gang had tried to attack the farmer with knives and clubs. The farmer Karunasena (46) fought with the terrorists. One of the female terrorists had grabbed the infant from his wife who was breast feeding the child, said Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) sources.

However,the mother escaped from the clutches of the assailants and raised cries.

The terrorists fled when home guards started firing. Fleeing terrorists carried the infant with them.

Later the infant was found abandoned with knife injuries. The injured were admitted to the hospital, sources said.

This terrorist attack was a part of the training given to newly recruited LTTE young members. The massacre of 12 farmers in Welikande on May 29 was also a part of the similar exercise to harden young LTTE terrorists to commit murders, sources added.