Shimali Senanayake in Colombo,  Thu Feb  2 00:58:25 EST 2006
A bomb scare at the Sri Lanka Parliament on Thursday, minutes before
sessions began, sent shock waves and prompted sittings to be postponed
until Feb 14, police and officials said.

The scare took place during the course of a security check with
sniffer-dogs, said Inspector General of Police Chadra Fernando. He
said one of the dogs had caught the scent of something underneath a
carpet in the Parliament Chamber and refused to move.

"It may have been some glue or some such that must have given the
smell of explosives," Fernando said. "But when the carpet was removed,
it proved to be nothing at all."

The incident occurred close to an opposition bench moments before
sittings were to commence. Subsequently, Parliament convened but was
adjourned barely two minutes later until Feb. 14.

The Chamber was emptied and the area was sealed as investigations
commenced, Fernando said.

The bomb scare took place as opposition lawmakers of the Tamil
National Alliance prepared to stage a protest in the well of the House
over the alleged abduction of 10 ethnic Tamil aid workers.

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I dont think this is an LTTE bomb because recently all tamils in (coming to) Colombo were thoroughly checked and suspected LTTE guys were detained and actioned.

It may be possible that these bomb threats are from other violent groups like Karuna faction, JVP or even JHU or perhaps some underworld thugs.

lankaputhra wrote:

I dont think this is an LTTE bomb because recently all tamils in (coming to) Colombo were thoroughly checked and suspected LTTE guys were detained and actioned.

It may be possible that these bomb threats are from other violent groups like Karuna faction, JVP or even JHU or perhaps some underworld thugs.

You are still shamelessly trying to whitewash facist LTTE terrorists... Whats wrong with security precautions??

For you, democratic party like JHU and a party like JVP that come back to democracy is suspicious than LTTE....
Only uncivilised people hail facism and terrorism while scoffing at democratic parties....

Bomb threts from uncivilised terrorists are not jokes for democratic and civilised society!!

Gamunu Watch, I agree 100% with you.

Immaterial of race GOSL check everyone, and due to Tigers, all the general civilians effected all over the country.

For those Pro Tiger expatriate, it's shouldnt be a new thing as even the US government has enforce all these checking on major security places as well as Air Lines after the Alquida. So Tigers are ruthless than Alquida, arent they, and all claim they are freedom fighters?

SLH-Saviour wrote:

For those Pro Tiger expatriate, it's shouldnt be a new thing as even the US government has enforce all these checking on major security places as well as Air Lines after the Alquida. So Tigers are ruthless than Alquida, arent they, and all claim they are freedom fighters?

Instead of accusing each other why not focus on what prompted this discussion. We need better trained dogs to differentiate between Glue in carpet and a bomb, so that no need to close the Parliament.

Perhaps they have already planned to suspend the Parliament anyway as they have suspended it until Feb 14. They wanted to suspend the Parliament without having to listen to arguments from JHU and JVP about peace talks in Geneva or to stop Tamil MPs from making noice about abduction of civilians.

Gamunu Watch wrote:

democratic party like JHU and a party like JVP that come back to democracy is ..

Do you think these people have the slightest idea what the word "Democracy" means?

Racial slurs are prohibited- Moderator

apple wrote:

Gamunu Watch wrote:

democratic party like JHU and a party like JVP that come back to democracy is ..

Do you think these people have the slightest idea what the word "Democracy" means?

Great Question. I suggest we send them to the Thamil Eelam School of Democracy run by
Professor Vellupillai Pirbakaran. [ It's on the same street as the Thamil Eeelam Law College and
The Thamil Eeelam Center for Human Rights where the chief convenor is a gentleman by the
name Pottu Amman.]


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GOSL finally started to stage drama to solve tamils problem.

THE_ACA_USR wrote:

GOSL finally started to stage drama to solve tamils problem.

It's always better to be safe than to be sorry. However if not for the bomb scare, TNA (Tiger mouth pieces) rats might have disrupted the parliamentary proceeding anyway. Hey, why don't you ask TNA to do the stage drama in Killinochchi and give us a feedback (if they came back alive)?

Why postpone the sittings until Feb 14th? Does it take that long to search the building?
May be they needed a holiday!!

"You are still shamelessly trying to whitewash facist LTTE terrorists... Whats wrong with security precautions??
For you, democratic party like JHU and a party like JVP that come back to democracy is suspicious than LTTE....
Only uncivilised people hail facism and terrorism while scoffing at democratic parties....
Bomb threts from uncivilised terrorists are not jokes for democratic and civilised society!!"
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I fully agree that security checks and detentions are necessary to maintain law and order.

I think Gamunu Watch did not get my point.

When only one party is suspected for all terrorist activities, bomb threats etc and precautions are taken - particularly by cordon-off/detaining everyone from one communal group, still some other anti-social elements can carry out criminal activities.
As I remember only once a bomb (grenade) was blasted inside Sri Lankan parliament and the suspected person was from a group I mentioned.

Karuna's hands are long enough to go into parliament too. Kruna is trying hard to stop the peace talks. If the peace talks begins he might have hard time. MR even will not want to Karuna up, if the peaece talks begins. The recent Colombo bombs, TRO members abduction etc. are samples of those.

Hope authorities will use the adjournment to take all the necessary steps to increase the security of the parliament. Not only by installing Gee-Wizz equipment but also reconsidering the procedures.

It shouldn't be that difficult for TNA "MP"s to smuggle explosives into the parliament. At anytime one or all of them can turn into suicide bombers.

It's high time the ever active Tissa.A stops jumping out of the box each time something newsworthy pops up. Is the UNP bereft of inteligent members that this man has been appointed to the post. Has this man a memory at all? Is he so naive or callous to realize the importance of security in and outside parliament? Has he forgotten the last time the parliament's security was breached, was during the UNP regime and a bomb went off injuring and almost killing many an MP and the President too. So come to life and experience the reality of living in a country with terrorists who were sponsored by the UNP who gave weapons, Money etc.etc including the lives of the military informants on a platter to the LTTE.

Please we like to forgive and forget but unfortunately you lot don't let us......remember the millenium city.....in US of America the Prime Minister at the time RW would be imprisoned for treason............so please hold your trap.....for better things