24th April 2019 15:57:43 Hours
Troops of the Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ-West) on Tuesday (23) provided security to the mass burial of Easter Sunday (21) victims at Katuwapitiya, Negombo.
Army personnel on the directions of Major General Sathyapriya Liyanage, Commander, Security Forces - West (SF-West) took position along the road to Katuwapitiya cemetery and also inside the burial ground where thousands of mourners flocked.
Similarly, hundreds of Army personnel during the course of Monday (22) were deployed around three Bishop Houses in Colombo, Kurunegala and Ratnapura in consultation with church hierarchy. further, state institutions like power stations, hospitals, public transport stations and several other vulnerable points were protected by mobile / foot patrols and established static security points in the area of responsibility with the participation of over 2500 Army Officers and Soldiers.
Meanwhile, Commander SF-West on Monday (22) met a cross section of priests in the Kochchikade St Anthony’s Church and Katuwapitiya Church and discussed matters, related to provision of security. Likewise, he visited major hotels in Colombo and suburbs in order to meet hotel authorities and discuss matters related to security arrangements.
