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Massive Search Operations in Colombo Following the bomb blast in Colombo on the 15th of Octomber. Massive search operations have been carried out to flush out terrorist infiltrators. On the 2th The security forces cordorned of the city for 5 hours checking every vehicle entering or leaving the city. Over a thousand people were detained on suspicion but most of them were released later on.

"We will not ban the LTTE"      Prof GL Peiris,      Minister of Constitutional reform The Island, 28th Oct. Despite the recent ban of the LTTE by the US government, The Sri Lankan government prefers not to. Despite fighting a civil war in the north with the LTTE, the government cites the possibilities of future peace talks as the reason for not banning them. On three previous occasions when the LTTE held peace talks they broke it unilateraly. And the latest bomb attack in Colombo is seen as a clear rejection by the LTTE of the peace package, which the rest of the country does not want either.   A common trait of Sri Lankan Politicians is to put his foot where his mouth is. The latest such statement is featured above

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