Sri Lanka police spokesman defends police inaction against club-wielding mob in Colombo city

Sri Lanka Police spokesman Prishantha Jayakody speaking to Sinhala daily Lankadeepa defended the police inaction against the illegal mobilization yesterday of a club-wielding mob of around 1,000 men at Dharmapala Road, Colombo.

LTTE underground fuel storage found in Northern Sri Lanka

 A special joint operation conducted by the police and Army has discovered a buried fuel storage tank used by the LTTE Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka, the military said today.
On information received by the police, a special team of police and army troops Tuesday discovered the underground tank in the Tigers' former stronghold of Puthukkudyiruppu.
Police Spokesman Prishantha Jayakody said the tank which is 18 feet long and 8 feet wide was estimated to contain about 20,000 to 25,000 liters of diesel.