Suspected LTTE men's murder attempt on PLOTE member fails

Feb 18 (SL Army) A member of the PLOTE escaped death when an unidentified group of pistol men, believed to be from the LTTE, shot and injured him in the general area of IRATPERIYAKULAM, BOO-OYA, about 8 k.m. south of VAVUNIYA on Thursday (17) around 8.45 p.m. while he was traveling in a canter truck.