Two security personnel injured in LTTE claymore mine blast- Kebithigollewa

A Civil Security person and a Police Special Task Force (STF) officer was reportedly injured when LTTE terrorists triggered off a by road claymore mine this morning (May 3) at Pulliyankulama in Kebithigollewa.

The security personnel were riding on a motor bike along the Vavuniya- Kebithigollewa road when the blast occurred at around 8a.m. The injured were immediately rushed to the general hospital at Kebithigollewa.

Search operations are underway in the area, security sources said. Separately,  LTTE  exploded a claymore mine near the 2nd mile post at Bogasdeniya junction, along the Pulmoddai road at Padaviya, this morning at 8.  According to security sources, a high power extension line has been damaged due to the blast and no fatalities caused to civilians or security personnel.