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A suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-trained militant wanted in connection with an attack bid on the Fort St George in Chennai in 1990 was arrested by police at Thanjavur on May 21, reports Hindustan Times.
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arrest by police at Thanjavur A suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) - trained militantThis data was extracted from the following paragraph of the newspaper clippings.
A suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-trained militant wanted in connection with an attack bid on the Fort St George in Chennai in 1990 was arrested by police at Thanjavur on May 21, reports Hindustan Times. Raja Ayyappan, a member of the Tamizhar Pasarai outfit, who allegedly received training at an LTTE camp between 1990 and 1998, was arrested following a tip off, police said on May 23. Ayyappan went underground in 1990 after the unsuccessful attack attempt at Fort St George, which houses the state secretariat and the legislative assembly. He was also accused of robbing INR 50,000 from a teacher at Mannargudi and was named in several criminal cases in Srirangam, police added.
| Event ID | Date | Country | Storyhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29050-51781-118982 | 5/24/2007 | India | LTTE trained militant arrested in Tamil Nadu |
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| Event ID | Date | Country | Act | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29050-51781-118982 | 5/24/2007 | India | arrest | Thanjavur |