Paranthan bombed with suspected cluster bombs -LTTE



(December 25, Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka Guardian) Sri Lanka Air Force bombed the area 600 meters from the Paranthan-Mullaithivu Roads junction on Wednesday morning, destroying a Holy Convent church, killing more than 50 cows from a herd, and destroying several commercial buildings in the vicinity , the political wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam said in a statement released on today.

According to the statement, "the bombs used in this instance bears resemblance to those used on 29 November in the bombing of Ulavanoor settlement in Mullaithivu. Parachutes and the container that carried sub munitions were strewn in the area, raising again suspicions that the bombs used were cluster bombs."
- Sri Lanka Guardian