Businessmen Get Arms Training

By Indika Sri Aravinda-Monday, April 13, 2015

The Katukurunda Special Task Force (STF) has given special arms training to a local politician and 10 businessmen, defence sources revealed.
An official from the STF said that these people were given training in arms after they had submitted applications to obtain firearms.

“The training is given as per the instruction issued by the Defence Ministry and it includes training in every weapon that is in used at present,” the official said. The four-week training will be given four hours a day.

Meanwhile, a participant in the training said that he had applied to obtain a firearm since he received threats to his life.