Two arrested in Jaffna over posters

Police arrested two students on Friday, accusing them over being involved over posters that went up near Jaffna Hindu College, reading 'Tamil Eelam will blossom', reports Uthayan.

Manmatharasa Venuganthan, 24 year old man from Inuvil was arrested a day after, 24 year old Jeyathasan Kajanan was detained.

The posters were removed, said police during a weekly press briefing.

The arrests come amidst a series of widespread arrests made by the police and anti-terror officers over recent weeks citing 'LTTE' links and activity.

At the briefing, the police spokesperson said over 200 had been arrested in the Jaffna region over the past week, in order to prevent "mass crimes".

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