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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Saturday, February 24, 2018
Six member Court of Inquiry to probe bus explosion
Army Commander Lt. Gen. Mahesh Senanayake has appointed a high level
six-member Court of Inquiry comprising senior Army officers to
investigate the grenade explosion incident on board a bus travelling
from Jaffna to Diyatalawa. The Court of Inquiry is headed by Major
General Rukmal Dias, Commander, Security Forces - Central (SF-Cen) and
Colonel Commandant, Military Intelligence Corps (MIC) and has been
appointed by the Army Commander.
This Court of Inquiry is expected to investigate all aspects of the
incident and submit its findings to the Commander within a few days,
Military Spokesman Brigadier Sumith Atapattu said.
Brigadier Sumith Attapattu however, refused to comment further on what
course of action will be taken with regard to the the soldier who is
suspected of having had the grenade in his possession, adding that a
separate investigation into the incident has been commenced by the
Police.
Meanwhile, the Military Spokesman speaking to the Daily News confirmed
that the names of the other serving members in the Court of Inquiry are
Brigadier E.R.P Weerawardane, Brigadier Administration and Quartering,
SFHQ-Cen, Brigadier P.M.L Chandrasiri, Commandant, Marksmanship and
Sniper Training School (MSTS), Colonel P.P.A Perera, Colonel General
Staff, Sri Lanka Army Training Command (ARTRAC), Lieutenant Colonel
H.D.J.P Weeratunga, Commanding Officer, 7 Sri Lanka Signal Corps (SLSC)
and Major N.A.B.M.S Nishshanka, Research Officer, Nuclear Biological and
Chemical Wing at the Centre for Research and Development.
Meanwhile, the Police stated that the Government Analyst had confirmed
that the fire aboard the bus in Diyatalawa was caused by a grenade
explosion.
Among the 19 injured passengers were seven Army personnel, five Air
Force personnel and seven civilians, according to the Police Spokesman
SP Ruwan Gunasekara. A fire, followed by an explosion occurred in a
private passenger bus travelling from Jaffna to Diyatalawa on February
21 around 5.45 am while it was plying in the general area of Kahagolla,
Diyatalawa.
The police noted that after reaching Bandarawela town passengers bound
for Diyatalawa were transferred to another private bus before the
incident took place. However, the Police and Army denied any terrorist
involvement in the incident.