Truce monitors say it is too early to blame any party

The alleged attack was said to have happened around 10:30 last night.

Tamil Tigers’ regional political wing chief Kausalyan told the BBC that suspicion fell on the army as it would have been impossible to launch such an attack without the knowledge of the government forces in the area.

The attackers had used the volunteers of a nearby mine clearing agency ( Mine Action Group) to transport the dead bodies of two of the attackers.

The bodies were taken to a place very near to an army camp in Thampittiya, according to the mine clearing workers.

Kausalyan said the Tigers considered the act as a “serious ceasefire violation”.

He said the Tiger cadres in the check point sustained only minor injuries.

"It would have been impossible to launch such an attack without the knowledge of the government forces"

According to the Mine Action Group workers, they were approached by some uniformed people who forced them to carry the bodies and the wounded through the jungle towards a nearby military camp.

The mine workers also claim the attackers who spoke to them in Tamil had assaulted them.

Batticaloa and Ampara chief of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission, Susaane Ringgard Pedersen, told the BBC Tamil Service, that it was too early to draw any conclusions on the incident.

She said the SLMM is investigating the incident and was also in touch with the army.

Military spokesman colonel Sumedha Perera told the BBC Sandeshaya, that the incident had happened in an area outside of the control of the Sri Lankan military.

He also said the area was supervised by the nearby Special Task Force regiments.

When inquired, the STF spokesman from the area told that they were not aware of such incident.