Information About Incident 44959-87014-217944 in Mannar Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka had sought the assistance of Interpol to arrest him with regard to his international links and Interpol issued a red notice on him.

From this sentence, the following information was extracted.

• Meta Location: Sri Lanka
• Matched District: Mannar
• Actgroup: arrest
• Actor: Sri Lanka
• Subject: him

Context

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Meanwhile, Sunday Observer report on July 18 that Sri Lankan authorities have initiated fresh moves with the assistance of International Police (]nterpol) and other intelligence agencies abroad to break the `backbone of the LTTE international terror network which is believed to be still active in certain countries. Interpol has already issued red notices on two hardcore LTTE terrorists. The Interpol action is based on the secret documents which were recovered from the LTTE s international link spot known as Castro office in the Wanni by Sri Lankan authorities recently. The two prime LTTE hardcore terrorists who were issued with red notices by Interpol are Ponniah Anandarajah alias Rajah alias Ayyah of the USA. Rajah is 60 years and hails from Chankanai, Jaffna. He had been the head of the LTTE financial procurement and shipping network since 2003. He holds a US passport and has travelled extensively to negotiate the purchase of arms and ammunition for the LTTE outfit. Sri Lanka had sought the assistance of Interpol to arrest him with regard to his international links and Interpol issued a red notice on him. Another hardcore LTTE terrorist who had been issued the Interpol red notice identified as Achudan Sivarasa-Pirundaban Achudan. He had been trained as a pilot at a flying school in France. He had travelled frequently to several European and African countries and was responsible in purchasing aircraft for the LTTE. He engaged in several business activities with the investments of the LTTE in foreign countries. He was also responsible in developing contacts with political figures and business magnates abroad in support of the LTTE.

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