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2 fishermen killed in unprovoked Sri Lankan Navy firing
NAGAPPATTINAM (Tamil Nadu) Two Indian fishermen were killed when a Sri Lankan Navy vessel allegedly opened fire on their fishing boat, a survivor of the incident said here yesterday. The bodies of the fishermen were brought ashore after K. Murali, a fisherman injured in the shooting in the wee hours of yesterday, tipped off relatives on a mobile phone that his mates S. Vasagan and N. Narayanswamy were killed in unprovoked firing by the Sri Lankan Navy in the Palk Straits.
The Communist Party of India (CPI) announced yesterday it would picket the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Chennai on July 30 to protest the "incessant killing of innocent Indian fishermen by the island's navy". Announcing the protest in a statement, CPI state secretary D. Pandiyan also called on the central government to raise the issue of unacceptable behaviour of the Sri Lankan Navy at during the Saarc summit next month. "It is unfortunate that the poor fishermen were killed in cold blood on a boat that was granted to them as part of the rehabilitation package since the 2004 tsunami. We will network other like-minded parties to take part in the protest," Pandiyan added.
Posted by: Steve White 2008-07-13 |
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