On the same day around 5 pm at Ittavil in the Jaffna district, on information troops recovered two 60mm bombs and two anti personnel mines and around 2 pm at Kilinochchi troops sniped and killed one terrorist. Meanwhile on July 20 around 11.40 am at Kilinochchi, troops in ambush observed three terrorists moving towards them and engaged with small arms killing two. The other escaped with injuries. On the same day around 9.30 pm South of Kachchativu out at sea, Naval craft on patrol detected three fast moving terrorist craft moving towards India and engaged them with Naval guns. Terrorists retaliated with large and medium calibre weapons.
Naval troops confirm one terrorist craft was damaged.
The other terrorist craft proceeded towards Rameshwaram Radio Mast under heavy Naval fire. Naval craft abandoned the attack due to enemy craft moving into Indian waters. One sailor sustained minor injuries and two Naval craft were slightly damaged due to terrorist fire. Two partly burnt dead bodies too were recovered along with the above items. Arrest of two journalists Two journalists Mr. S. Srigajan and Mr. P. Manickavasagam of Veerakesari newspaper have been arrested by the Terrorist Investigation Division as the investigators had found evidence against them.