Reports have emerged of attacks by Sri Lankan security forces on Tamil youths in Vanni.
TamilNet reported on Tuesday that a number of Tamil youngsters were dragged off the street and assaulted in seemingly random attacks in Nedungkeani, in the district of Mullaithivu.
The youths were beaten and stripped naked before being tortured in a nearby canal.
Local residents are reported to have shut themselves inside their homes in fear of the Sri Lankan security forces, while the youths’ screams could be heard.
Full report on TamilNet.