The CID investigating the
Habarana attack on the Navy arrested one Mano from Puttalam who
is said to have sold the truck that was laden with explosives to
the LTTE.Inquiries have revealed that he had sold such trucks
to the LTTE in the past, too. Mano has told investigators that
his business was buying and selling vehicles but he was not sure
to whom he sold this particular truck.
The truck originally belonged to a woman from Wellampitiya.
Mano has bought the truck from a vehicles sales centre in
Kurunegala.
Meanwhile a majority of civilians in the North and East has
informed the military that they would tip them off whenever they
come to know of LTTE plans to plant bombs or prepare for attacks
on the security forces. Even the SLMM has been notified of this
(NP).
