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//Firstly, are these Indian nationals really members of the LTTE? The LTTE are hard-core separatists fighting a guerilla war in Sri Lanka that is over 24 years old. They have perfected the art of suicide bombing and evade capture at any cost. It is highly unlikely that any member of the LTTE would allow themselves to be captured by the Maldivian Coast Guard by jumping into the sea when they know that there is a probability that they could end up in the hands of the Sri Lankan military later on. It is much more likely that if they were the LTTE, then they would commit suicide by swallowing the cyanide capsules that they normally wear around their necks. Furthermore, the LTTE has never involved themselves in the affairs of the Maldives or has never been accused of or been caught using the Maldivian territory for any of their covert activities. Why would the LTTE supremo Mr. Prabhakaran suddenly decide to use the Maldivian territorial waters (and that too in the Southern end of the Maldives far away from the Indian subcontinent) for his gun-running operations? Surely he would realize the negative international impact that would be caused by involving the territory of a third state in his fight with the Sri Lankan government?

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2007/05/070520_maldives_trawler.shtml
BBC Sinhala Service

"We don't know for certain as yet whether it was a Sri Lankan trawler or whether the persons who are currently in the custody are Sri Lankans"

Maldives government spokesman