Sri Lanka employs special force to protect Colombo
Sri Lanka announced the formation of a special unit of 1,000 men on Wednesday to bolster security arrangements in the main city of Colombo amid fears of Tamil Tiger suicide bombings. Defence ministry spokesman Prasad Samarasinghe said the army had begun enlisting 1,000 soldiers for the special Colombo security unit from Tuesday and 200 had already signed up.
Posted by: Fred 2006-07-13 |