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Curfew in Kinniya after triple killings
A dusk-to-dawn curfew was imposed in Kinniya yesterday after three Muslim farmers were hacked to death on Friday by unknown persons.

Trincomalee SSP Upali Hewage said additional troops had also been sent to the area as a precautionary security measure. The killings took place when the victims went to guard their paddy fields in the LTTE-controlled area.

"We contacted LTTE area leader Tilak but he denied any of his men was involved in the incident," he said. On Tuesday as Muslims celebrated the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, two groups clashed in the town, prompting the police to declare a night curfew.

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