A group of Tamil schoolchildren were given a tour of KKS in Jaffna last week, a restricted area of land where the Sri Lankan security forces maintain a large military base and operates its own holiday resort.
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The children, primary school students from the Kopay Navalar Tamil Vidyalaya, were given a tour of the military occupied Palali Airport and the large Sri Lankan Navy Base in Kankesanthurai.
They were also taken to the Thalsevana, a holiday resort inside the High Security Zone (HSZ) which is entirely operated by the Sri Lankan military.
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A total of 8 teachers and 69 students were present on the trip.
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A military website quotes the teachers as stating the visit would be “an ever memorable experience”.
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