The storming of the Sri Lankan Mission in Oslo by pro-Tiger mobs has been condemned very strongly. Sri Lanka has urged Norway to take immediate steps to arrest those responsible and bring them to justice immediately.
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Secretary Dr. Palitha Kohona said that Sri Lanka has condemned this attack on its Mission in the strongest possible terms and believes that in keeping with legal obligations, Norway should have ensured the security of the Lankan embassy in Oslo.
“We also express our strongest hope that the necessary legal measures will be taken to bring the criminals who committed this dastardly acts to justice. Again, in consistent with their legal obligation Norway should provide adequate security to the Embassy staff and to their belongings,” Dr. Kohona pointed out.
It is reported that a group of pro-LTTE Tamils living in Oslo stormed the Embassy building around 1.00 pm on Sunday. They broke open the main entrance door and inflicted heavy damages on the embassy.
So far no one has been arrested. It is suspected that all those who participated in the incident would have been recorded in the security and surveillance cameras installed in the building.
