SLA, Police launch cordon, search in Trincomalee city

[TamilNet, Thursday, 05 January 2012, 20:48 GMT]
Tension prevailed in Trincomalee city Thursday morning when Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Police cordoned off Vihara Road, Chivapuri, Maariyamman and Puthukkudiyiruppu and conducted house to house search operation in Trincomalee city.

On Tuesday, a shooting incident was reported on Vihara Road, where 38-year-old Kandiah Rajagopal, who operates a tourist hotel, sustained gunshot wounds.