Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Karunaasena Hettiarachchi said he had no currents comments, on recent reports that cluster bombs had been used by the Sri Lankan government whilst shelling No Fire Zones at the end of its armed conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
Responding to reports in The Guardian based on leaked photographic evidence of cluster bombs found during de-mining activities in the North, Mr Hettiarachchi said that he did not wish to comment on the report.
Photographic evidence obtained by The Guardian showed demining teams excavating near cluster munitions from Kilinochchi and in Mullaitivu.
Sri Lanka's Director General on Government Information Rang Kalansooriya said the reports were currently ybeing studied, reports The Hindu.
Leaked photos confirm cluster bomb use in Sri Lanka (20 Jun 2016)
Responding to reports in The Guardian based on leaked photographic evidence of cluster bombs found during de-mining activities in the North, Mr Hettiarachchi said that he did not wish to comment on the report.
Photographic evidence obtained by The Guardian showed demining teams excavating near cluster munitions from Kilinochchi and in Mullaitivu.
Sri Lanka's Director General on Government Information Rang Kalansooriya said the reports were currently ybeing studied, reports The Hindu.
Leaked photos confirm cluster bomb use in Sri Lanka (20 Jun 2016)