Military personnel deployed in Jaffna after Sri Lankan police injured in explosion

28 May 2020

The Sri Lankan military has increased its deployment of troops to Jaffna after at least two police officers were injured in an explosion in Vadamarachchi yesterday.

Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force (STF) bomb disposal squad was deployed to the area after the explosion by the Vallipura Aalvar Kovil.

At least two police personnel have been admitted into hospital.

Investigations are currently underway, but initial reports from the security forces suggest that the explosion was caused by a locally produced device,