LTTE operatives pausing as beggars to gather information, Sri Lanka PM says

Members of the vanquished Tamil Tiger terrorist organization, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are pausing as beggars in the cities throughout the country to gather information, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne said today.


Addressing a ceremony held in his office this morning to launch welfare loan schemes for the families of war heroes, the Premier said the government intelligence services have identified that these beggars have been trained and deployed by the LTTE.

The Prime Minister stressed that the intelligence units should be constantly vigilant on such movements.

The loan scheme for the war heroes� families is implemented by the Pan Asia Bank.