The Sri Lankan military in Valikaamam North has been blocking access to temples and churches located within Jaffna’s ‘High Security Zone’ reports TamilNet.
St Joseph Church in the Vaasaavilan village was given military permission to hold its annual feast on Wednesday last week. However, the parish priest and worshippers were blocked at the ‘Forward Defence Line’ by the SLA and turned back after 4 hours of arguments with military officers.
There have also been widespread reports of restricted access to other temples and churches in the ‘High Security Zone’.
St Joseph Church in the Vaasaavilan village was given military permission to hold its annual feast on Wednesday last week. However, the parish priest and worshippers were blocked at the ‘Forward Defence Line’ by the SLA and turned back after 4 hours of arguments with military officers.
There have also been widespread reports of restricted access to other temples and churches in the ‘High Security Zone’.