Explosion kills two children

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Two children in Mullaidi, in Palai police area were killed in a mortar explosion last evening (25). The two boys had been playing with the mortar which they hadfound in the home garden.

Inquiries revealed that it dropped on the floor and exploded when they carried it into the house. Their parents had been away from home at the time of the incident. The victims were identified as Mohanun (07) and Thamil Ruban (04). (Romesh Madusanka )

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Sathis Thursday, 26 April 2012 05:08 AM

Imagine, NGO's, TNA, EPDP, GOV and social activists what has done past 3 years, even they faield to educate childeredn and parents about danger of these items. Please provide information with pictures to them. Educate them war materials are snakes as Loard Budda told.

buffaloa citizen Thursday, 26 April 2012 06:54 AM

As long as these are tamil children, the authorities would not give a damn. They will still keep calling it "war casualities".

Ginna Thursday, 26 April 2012 07:32 AM

The government says they reserttle people only after clearing these areas. then how come this motar in the garden of this innocient famaly when the parents were away????, some thing fishey.

tgte Thursday, 26 April 2012 02:36 PM

this is what cluster bombs does.. this is why it is banned by UN.. :( so sad..

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