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He said that two LTTE cadres arrested recently from Kilinochchi have confessed to firing missiles at the aircraft causing the AN-26 to crash.
From this sentence, the following information was extracted.
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arrest two LTTE cadres from KilinochchiThis data was extracted from the following paragraph of the newspaper clippings.
Meanwhile, the Terrorism Investigation Department (TID) of Sri Lanka Police reopened a case pertaining to a plane crash that happened 12 years ago. The Superintendent of Police Ajith Rohana said the plane crash, earlier suspected as an accident, was a result of a missile attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE). He said that two LTTE cadres arrested recently from Kilinochchi have confessed to firing missiles at the aircraft causing the AN-26 to crash. The suspects were produced before the Anuradhapura Magistrate on March 26. The case will be heard again on April 23.
| Event ID | Date | Country | Storyhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54853-107431-271116 | 3/27/2012 | Sri Lanka | UN Human Rights Council cannot impose economic sanctions, says External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54853-107431-271116 | 3/27/2012 | Sri Lanka | arrest | Kilinochchi |