Terrorists want to turn Shrine into training camp
according to the Sri Lankan Army.
"LTTE to desecrate Madhu shrine; priests forced to leave the church with sacred statue
Defence sources in the Wanni battlefront citing intelligence reports say that LTTE terrorists have ordered the priests in the Madhu church to leave church premises with immediate effect. According to the sources, LTTE terrorists (the Tamil liberation movement) have issued their orders today (April 3) with the full backing of an influential terrorist supporter in Mannar, in order to spare the church premises for terrorist activities.
Earlier, LTTE had positioned its heavy mortar and artillery guns at close range to the church in order to take cover from the civilian refugees at the church, said the sources. However, as the priests and the refugees started to protest against the cowardly tactics of LTTE, the terrorists have ordered the priests to leave the church premises, the sources added.
Meanwhile, the sources citing the reports said that the priests have managed to take the sacred statue of our lady of Madhu with them despite the strong protests of the LTTE terrorists.
The sacred area has been declared a no war zone and the Sri Lankan security forces have spared the area from military offensives."
"LTTE to desecrate Madhu shrine; priests forced to leave the church with sacred statue
Defence sources in the Wanni battlefront citing intelligence reports say that LTTE terrorists have ordered the priests in the Madhu church to leave church premises with immediate effect. According to the sources, LTTE terrorists (the Tamil liberation movement) have issued their orders today (April 3) with the full backing of an influential terrorist supporter in Mannar, in order to spare the church premises for terrorist activities.
Earlier, LTTE had positioned its heavy mortar and artillery guns at close range to the church in order to take cover from the civilian refugees at the church, said the sources. However, as the priests and the refugees started to protest against the cowardly tactics of LTTE, the terrorists have ordered the priests to leave the church premises, the sources added.
Meanwhile, the sources citing the reports said that the priests have managed to take the sacred statue of our lady of Madhu with them despite the strong protests of the LTTE terrorists.
The sacred area has been declared a no war zone and the Sri Lankan security forces have spared the area from military offensives."
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I think you will find a different side of the story here:
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=25190
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=25196
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=25197
Both sides are at fault but from what I can tell, the Sri Lankan army bare the most blame, for aiming artillery at the Shrine in the first place.