Sri Lankan artillery barrage hits Ki'linochchi town
TamilNet, Thursday, 02 October 2008, 14:37 GMT
Sri Lanka Army has started firing artillery shells towards Ki'linochchi town Thursday evening around , causing panic among the remaining civilians in the town and its suburbs. At least four artillery shells crossed over the town as TamilNet correspondent was reporting that the building of the Ki'linochchi hospital was shaken due to the blasts, causing fear among the remaining patients and the staff. Exact casualty figures are not known in the lastest artillery barrage.
Although many public and private services have shifted from the town, there were still civilians in the town, which has fundamental services operating.
A heavy artillery barrage, including Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) fire was reported south of Ki'linochchi town between 155 Mile Post and Ira'naimadu Junction from 6:15 p.m.
A civilian, Balasingham Pavunan, 48, father of two, wounded in SLA shelling at Kanakampikaikku'lam, located 2.5 km south of Ki'linochchi, was admitted to the hospital earlier in the day.