Go back to Ampara
The Special Task Force (STF) personnel ambushed a group of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants at Kanchikudiary in the Ampara District in the night of May 2 killing four militants and recovering a large haul of arms, ammunition and explosive devices, reported Daily News.
From this sentence, the following information was extracted.
Kanchikudiary Ampara DistrictAmpara
kill militants four militantsThis data was extracted from the following paragraph of the newspaper clippings.
The Special Task Force (STF) personnel ambushed a group of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants at Kanchikudiary in the Ampara District in the night of May 2 killing four militants and recovering a large haul of arms, ammunition and explosive devices, reported Daily News. The STF later identified the LTTE intelligence wing members as Vedanayagam, Elevandran, Kaleiwendran and Sathyapavan. The group which is believed to be behind a spate of killings of civilians in the Ampara, Moneragala and Buttala areas in recent times were ambushed on information from residents, Police said. According to the Media Centre for National Security, in a subsequent search operation, the STF recovered explosives, accessories for bomb making, uniforms, medical items, I- com sets, T81 and T56 rifles, ammunition and other items and material needed for survival in the jungle for a long period.
| Event ID | Date | Country | Storyhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38116-72653-174332 | 5/4/2009 | Sri Lanka | Four intelligence wing cadres of LTTE killed in Ampara District |
The original source are newspaper clippings and extracts collected by the South Asian Terrorism Portal.
Note: incidences are geocoded by the district centroid.
In the same newspaper clipping is further information on the events:
| Event ID | Date | Country | Act | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38116-72653-174332 | 5/4/2009 | Sri Lanka | kill | Ampara |