Two more JMI activists arrested in Ampara

Two more activists of the banned Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem (JMI) Organisation have been arrested by the Ampara Police today, police said.

Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said the arrest was made following a tip-off by the State Intelligence Service (SIS).

He said the suspects had undergone weapons training with National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) leader Zahran Hashim at NTJ camps at Nuwara Eliya and Hambanthota. (Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya and Wasantha Chandrapala)

Video by Wasantha Chandrapala