The Hindu : Clash averted in Jaffna prison

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Tuesday, March 27, 2001

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International \| Previous \| Next Clash averted in Jaffna prison By Nirupama Subramanian COLOMBO, MARCH 26. A serious law and order breakdown inside the Jaffna prison was averted with the shifting out of 14 soldiers being held there after Tamil detainees in the same prison attempted to storm the section in which the soldiers were, the Government said today. The soldiers were transferred to military custody for 72 hours by order of a special magistrate on Sunday morning when the tension in the prison reached crisis point. The soldiers were being held in the jail for their suspected involvement in the murder of eight Tamil civilians in the Mirusivil area of the Jaffna peninsula last December. Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
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International \| Previous \| Next Clash averted in Jaffna prison By Nirupama Subramanian COLOMBO, MARCH 26. A serious law and order breakdown inside the Jaffna prison was averted with the shifting out of 14 soldiers being held there after Tamil detainees in the same prison attempted to storm the section in which the soldiers were, the Government said today. The soldiers were transferred to military custody for 72 hours by order of a special magistrate on Sunday morning when the tension in the prison reached crisis point. The soldiers were being held in the jail for their suspected involvement in the murder of eight Tamil civilians in the Mirusivil area of the Jaffna peninsula last December. Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
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