TNA MPs vehicle comes under attack at Nochchiyagama
The MP was returning from Jaffna to Colombo.
The MP escaped, but the vehicle had been damaged.
Police said they were investigating, but no arrests have been made.
TNA MPs vehicle comes under attack at Nochchiyagama
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TNA MP Sritharan narrowly escapes assassination in Anuradhapura
[TamilNet, Monday, 07 March 2011, 14:54 GMT]Tamil National Alliance parliamentarian from Vanni, S. Sritharan, narrowly escaped from a group of attackers who lobbed two hand grenade targeting his vehicle and fired at the vehicle using pistols from behind Monday evening around 6:00 p.m. at Nochchiyaagama in Anuradhapura, TNA parliamentarians told media. The parliamentarian was on his way to Colombo from Vavuniyaa when the attackers targeted his vehicle at Anuradhapura.
The armed men fled the site when the security guard of the parliamentarian opened fire in self-defense, the sources further said.
The MP has complained to the Sri Lankan Police hierarchy and has sought refuge at a secure place.
The assassination attempt on Mr. Sritharan comes 3 years after TNA MP for Vanni Mr. Sivanesan was assassinated in a targeted Claymore attack allegedly by Sri Lanka Army Deep Penetration Unit (DPU) inside the then LTTE controlled Vanni. Full story >>
