Pro-SLMC Nawamani attacked
By Chris Kamalendran
A Tamil weekend newspaper office was set ablaze by unidentified persons yesterday damaging part of the building, furniture and equipment, including computers.

The editorial office of 'Nawamani' at Kalubowila was attacked around 4 a.m. yesterday and a fire was spotted by a person who had woken up to begin the fast in an adjoining building.

The newspaper is known to be pro-SLMC and party leader Rauff Hakeem visited the damaged office yesterday before he flew to Oslo for the peace talks.

Police told The Sunday Times that initial investigations indicated some personal rivalry and the attack appeared to be a contract job. They said petrol had been poured through the door of the closed building to set it on fire.

Police brought sniffer dogs to the area but so far the only clue was that the slippers of one of the attackers had been burnt and he also might have suffered burn injuries.

Nawamani editor M.P.M. Azhar said last night that he believed the attack was connected with his newspaper's policy but he vowed they would not be intimidated by such threats.

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