In brief
Appeal
Sri Lankan Foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar urged South Africa in October to prevent the LTTE from establishing a base in the country. The appeal follows reports that the Tigers plan to shift their headquarters in London to South Africa.
Ambush
The LTTE ambushed a military patrol and killed seven soldiers at Bakiella in Amparai District on 3 November. Two other soldiers were seriously wounded.
Strike
Over 1,500 tea workers on Passara Group continued a strike throughout October demanding the removal of the superintendent who is accused of racism. Some 56,000 workers in Uva Province staged a strike on 12 October in a show of solidarity.
Bail
Colombo newspaper Virakesari’s journalist S Srigajan was released on bail on 28 October. Mr Srigajan was arrested in July suspected of involvement in a conspiracy with Black Tiger Ganesh Thanarani to assassinate President Chandrika.
Transfer
In early October, 117 Tamil detainees in Anuradhapura prison were transferred, after a plot by Army deserters in the same prison to murder them was uncovered. All Tamil detainees under Emergency and the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) are expected to be moved to Boossa camp in Galle, 65 miles south of Colombo.
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