Lanka appreciates India's move to step up security at its HC

T V Sriram

Colombo, Oct 3 (PTI) Sri Lanka has appreciated India's
swift action to strengthen security around its mission in New
Delhi, which was stormed by a Tamil outfit's activists who
pelted stones at the building and ransacked its premises.

Its appreciation was conveyed by Foreign Minister Rohitha
Bogollagama to his Indian counterpart S M Krishna, who
telephoned him Friday evening after the incident at the Sri
Lankan High Commission.

Krishna assured Bogollagama that steps had been taken to
strengthen security at Colombo's High Commission and that
action will be taken against those responsible for Friday's
incident, it said.

"The Foreign Minister thanked Indian External Affairs
Minister S M Krishna for the telephone call and stated that he
appreciated the gesture" and steps taken by India, a Sri
Lankan Foreign Ministry statement said Saturday.

Around 40 activists of little-known outfit 'Puthiya
Tamizhagam' based in Tamil Nadu entered the High Commission
premises Friday afternoon, protesting against firing by Sri
Lankan navy on Indian fishermen. They ran into the premises
shouting slogans and pelted stones at the building in which
some window panes were broken.

After the incident, the Indian government said the law
enforcement agencies have swung into action and security
around the High Commission premises has been strengthened.
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