Tamil Tiger Mobs Attack Civilliance in London 19th May 2009

Tamils preying on Tamil

Spiralling violence between gangs in London's Tamil community has led to four violent deaths and up to 200 other incidents in the last two years.
Police say the violence is getting worse.

Commander Richard Bryan, whose patch in north west London has witnessed much of the violence, has set up a cross-London co-ordinating group in an attempt to root out the gang culture.

He said: "The vast majority of the Tamil community in London are law-abiding and want to get on with their lives in peace but a significant minority represent a problem which needs to be addressed."

London boroughs affected
Brent
Harrow
Croydon
Ealing
Newham
Hillingdon
Cmdr Bryan said those causing much of the trouble were "loose associations of individuals" but he said they needed to nip them in the bud before they became established gangs.

The conflict in Sri Lanka began in the early 1980s when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sought independence for the north and east of the island.

The UN estimates 917,000 people have left Sri Lanka since 1993 and many of the diaspora have come to Britain.

Thambirajah Jeyabalan is editor of Thesam (Nation), a monthly magazine which serves London's 100,000-strong Tamil community.


Youths are searched for weapons at a Tamil-language cinema
He said the gangs were unsophisticated and poorly organised but could be extremely violent.

Mr Jeyabalan told BBC News Online: "The fights are between people from different villlages.

"The main ones involved are from Valvettithurai (they're known as VVT), Mannar and Ariyalai."

He said the 500,000-strong Tamil community in Ontario had suffered even worse violence until the Canadian police cracked down on them four months ago.

The two main gangs involved in Canada are the AK Kannan and Seelapu, the latter being an ally of the VVT.

No political connection

In Canada the leader of the AK Kannan was a sworn enemy of the LTTE.

But Cmdr Bryan said the violence in London did not appear to have any political overtones, although some of those involved may be former Tamil Tiger fighters.

The LTTE was added to the list of proscribed organisations by the UK Government last year.

Mr Jeyabalan said there had been occasions when young Tamils from Toronto or Paris were flown to London especially to carry out attacks.

They then flew home.

Various motives

Cmdr Bryan said the motives for the violence were many and complex, but they included rivalry and vendettas stemming from their home villages in Sri Lanka and simple criminality.

"There is evidence these gangs are involved in fraud, especially credit card fraud, and human trafficking," he said.

Cmdr Bryan said it was not uncommon for refugees from Sri Lanka's civil war to pay traffickers from their own community to smuggle them into Britain.


Cash and weapons seized from Canadian Tamil gangs
Once in the UK they are often beholden to the traffickers, and are forced to carry out credit card frauds or assist in violent attacks on rival groups.

Cmdr Bryan said many of the attacks were "tit-for-tat" and there had been a dangerous escalation of the violence in the last two years.

Paul Sathianesan is a councillor in Newham, east London, and he says he regularly hears about attacks but many of the victims refuse to go to the police for fear of retribution.

Cmdr Bryan admits there is a high level of unreported crime.


There are around 100,000 Tamils in London
But the Metropolitan Police is responding by introducing high visibility policing at Tamil weddings and religious festivals, and by seeking better intelligence to enable them to intervene in feuds before they escalate into murderous violence.

Mr Jeyabalan is confident the police can get on top of the problem: "If the police take firm action against these people they can crack down within months."

Tamil Tigers
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The Tamil Tigers are one of the world's most ruthless and violent nationalist organizations. Thirty-two countries, including the U.S., have branded the Tigers a terrorist group.
Founded three decades ago in Sri Lanka, the Tigers have indiscriminately attacked civilians in order to create a separate Tamil state in parts of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon.
Known formally as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the group pioneered the use of suicide bombers, called the Black Tigers. Female suicide bombers were employed in the assassination of former Indian President Rajiv Gandhi and in an attempt on the life of Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaranatunga.
Experts have linked them to other terrorist organizations and note the similarity between the Tigers' attack on Sri Lanka Navy ships and the Al Qaeda attack on the U.S. destroyer Cole that killed 17 American sailors.
Their sources of worldwide funding, in addition to credit card fraud, include sea piracy, human smuggling and drug trafficking, the experts say.

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[MrGuddaville]

How are the police pussys for using bats,american police are pussys for using guns surely. u fukin yankee twat u sound like a nob

[ellogov13]

yea kyle u shouldnt get involved...and if u think british police are pussies, maybe you should have stepped up to one and see wat kind of damage he/she would of done to you with their club...so heres my disclaimer: dont talk shit unless u can back it up!

[Puilgal]

Tamil Tigers Fought for Tamils , Were Fighting for Tamil State not a Sinhalese one

UnderStand that, all you youtube Viewers who talk shit about The Black Tigerz, Yall dont the got balls to face them in real life

Sinhalese goverment put in so much work to make Tamil Tigers look bad, Only real tamils will understand the movement of

Ltte ( Viduthalai Puligal) Fuck a Hater Fuck a Lion (Sinhalese) I support my tigers. From TOronto Canada , Want to run your mouth run it in Toronto

#Real sHYT

[anojen619]

@senavi123 stfu ;)

[senavi123]

This is what Sri Lanka precedent wiped out Tamil terrorist I mean Tamil pussy cats from Sri Lanka.

Now need to clean uk

[ceylontoday]

I was there!

[ShaxAMV]

Giraffe at 1:07

[Emperorofkandy]

British deserve it letting these terrorists giving free asylun status

[Emperorofkandy]

thats why sri lankan government and army killing these terrorists

[stephensgate1]

This is what the Brits deserve. Letting these filthy scabs in their country, damn idiots. Fools!!