a claymore mine was planted in wellawatte, my old neighbourhood, at the end of my old street, hidden in refuse. it wasnt detonated and no one was hurt. it is suspected to be aimed at a passing train on the seaside train tracks. numerous wealthy tamil businessmen have been kidnappped this month as well, with speculations that they support the tigers. it may be the karuna faction behind these abductions. however, karuna faction (a rival guerilla group from tigers - somewhat in cahoots with GoSL) is nearly defunct, so it is suspicious about who is behind these kidnappings. it seems like GoSL forces are defeating ltte forces in jaffna area by way of killing more civilians. then there are reports that tiger affiliates in london are knocking on tamils' doors asking for 2000 quid per household to support tigers. they obtained residents' info through the election registration, apparently. but media is wild and it's difficult to get all the stories.
our peace demo in main roundabout in colombo was cancelled today cos jvp and jhu suppporters took to the streets to protest the norwegians (claiming that they are partnering with ltte - even tho they are just facilitating peace talks and invited by the government at the time of the ceasefire agreement) and protesting all ngos (claiming that any humanitarian assistance in the north and east is going to support the tigers and division of the state). all a bit mad.
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