Sri Lankan police have arrested two Tamil youths in Jaffna, accusing them of involvement in sword attacks.
The two were held over suspicion of involvement in an attack on the Vannar Pannai North East Grama Sevakar office and an attack on 3 houses in Kokkuvil.
Both youth were produced before the Jaffna Magistrate court.
The court ordered the two to be remanded until 3rd August, after the Sri Lankan police assured the court that they will be able produce CCTV footage of their involvement in the attacks.
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