22 August 2010 05:11 am
Tamil political parties operating in Batticaloa had talks with the army over maintaining security in the east and other related issues.
At the meeting over the weekend both sides also discussed an incident which occurred on Friday night where the weapon of a police officer was stolen by an unidentified group while he was on duty near the Batticaloa railway station.
The Tamil parties which included TELO, TMVP, PLOTE, EPDP, EROS and EPRLF, extended support to the military on the security related issues and also to nab the suspects involved in Friday’s incident. (Tamil Mirror)