Commandos carry out hostage rescue operations

The Commando Regiment of the Sri Lanka Army carried out a hostage rescue and counter terrorism operation as part of the ‘Exercise Cormorant Strike’ at the premises of the Nelum Pokuna Theatre today. State Minister of Defence, Ruwan Wijewardene, Chief of Defence Staff Ravindra Wijegunaratne and Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake were the guests of honour at this event and monitored the exercise in the presence of local and foreign military observers. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana