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Army Denies Newspaper Report

SRI LANKA ARMY as the news report on “The Island” issue of Friday (4) stated, has no whatever proof or any other evidence to affirm any involvement of Japanese experts for clandestine LTTE operations, said to have occurred during and after the Tsunami disaster in 2004.

The Army categorically denies having any knowledge on such Japanese involvement in the said report titled “Japanese experts helped LTTE launch submersibles”. Neither the 58 Division has had found any evidence to ascertain launch of such submersibles with Japanese help. (Ends)