Saturday 12 January 2008

Tamilnet:Paramilitary opens fire on Muslim worshippers at Mosque in Kaaththaankudi

Paramilitary gunmen from Pillayaan Group opened fire on Muslims who were emerging from a Mosque in Karbala village in Aaraiyampathi Saturday at 7:55 p.m. Three persons were wounded, two of them were in critical state, eyewitnesses told TamilNet. Tension prevails in the village with settlement dispute between the Tamil and Muslim communities. Shops were closed and additional police and military forces have been rushed to the village.

The attack comes following the killing of a Tamil trader in Kaaththaankudi Friday night.

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