MONERAGALA: SUSPECTED terrorist infiltrators in the dense jungles off WELIARA, BUTTALA surrounding PELAWATTA Sugar Company complex detonated a claymore mine against a tractor moving in the area and killed its driver Tuesday (5) morning at about 10.30 a.m.
Reports reaching COLOMBO said the tractor was supervising the electric fence, set to scare off wild elephants in the areas surrounding sugar cultivations when the claymore mine was activated by hiding terrorists. It was just a few days ago, a team of terrorists in the southern borders of the AMPARA district were gunned down after they were hunted by the STF personnel.
The driver of the tractor has died on the spot and the Police supported by Army troops were combing the area at the time this report was filed.
