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| Pottu Amman's safe house captured |
| 2009-03-26 |
| The Ministry of Defence said troops had captured a safe house of Pottu Amman, chief of the LTTE intelligence wing, south of Iranapalai on the Mullathivu battlefront. It said the safe house was used by both Pottu Amman and Kapil Amman, "two of the most wanted terrorists of the LTTE outfit for war crimes and crimes against humanity." Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry quoted the U.N. Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Neil Buhne, as saying he was unable to confirm the veracity of the figures of civilian casualties since January 20 in the conflict area of Mullathivu district. Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama informed Mr. Buhne that the figures of 2,683 civilian deaths and 7,241 injuries cited in the report titled "Sri Lanka Civilian casualties Wanni Overview| March 2009," emanating from his office, had not been attributed to any reliable or independent source. The statement maintained that the government with the assistance of the ICRC had, up to March 18, evacuated 4,120 sick and injured people, as well as 1,485 accompanying carers. It said Mr. Buhne acknowledged that the report had been prepared by his office and was meant only for circulation among the donor community. |
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