Thunkkai police say that four workers, working for the NGO were hospitalized with serious injuries when a landmine exploded while they were clearing wartime landmines in Mankulam Thunkkai area, Mullaitivu.
The information was revealed to the police that the bomb had exploded while going to remove a planted landmine and the four women who were seriously injured in the blast were admitted to the Mankulam Base Hospital and then transferred to the Kilinochchi general hospittle for further treatment. Latge number of landmind laa ready been remooved by verious NGO’s since 2009.