Investigations have revealed that 164 civilian workers have been working inside the air force camp prior to the attack and no one has undergone any type of background investigation by the authorities other than the checking of their Identity Cards whenever they entered the camp.
According to initial findings, one of the names in the Black Tiger list issued by the LTTE stating who took part in the attack is similar to the name of a worker who worked in the air force base under the development project.

It has also been revealed that several lorries from Batticaloa had transported sand for the development project at the base.

The Nation reliably learns that a security person who was apprehended on suspicion and made to retire after he was found guilty of being involved in the Ratmalana bomb blast had rented out his house which is situated in close proximity to the Anuradhapura Air Force base to several Tamil people.

So far the investigation teams have questioned some 256 air force personnel including the Commanding Officer of the camp.

However, when The Nation contacted Director General of the Media Centre for National Security, Lakshman Hulugalle, he refused to give details on the ongoing investigations citing that the report has still not been released yet.

“Until the reports are out, we cannot make any comments on rumours as they will hamper the ongoing investigations,” he added.

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