An unidentified group today attacked a distribution office of a Tamil newspaper in northern Sri Lanka, leaving at least three employees injured.
’Uthayan’, a Jaffna-based Tamil daily’s distribution office in Kilinochchi — the former LTTE stronghold — came to be attacked in the wee hours of today, police said.
The victims included its office manager. A distribution van and a motor cycle parked at the premises also suffered damages.
The Kilinochchi police said an investigation was underway.
’Uthayan’, a pro-Tamil nationalist newspaper has come under attack several times in the recent past.
In January this year, a man delivering Uthayan newspapers in Jaffna was attacked and his motorbike as well as a stack of newspapers was set on fire.