Sri Lankan military positions attacked by rebels in north
(Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan military said two government soldiers were injured Tuesday morning in the northern Jaffna peninsula as Tamil Tiger rebels violated their self-declared ceasefire and launched artillery attacks against government positions.
The Ministry of Defense said in a statement that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fired about 10 rounds of heavy artillery at the troops' Muhamalai Forward Defense Line between 6 a.m. (1230 GMT) and 6:30 a.m. (0100 GMT) local time.
"Two soldiers have sustained injuries due to the attack," said the statement.
Posted by: Fred 2008-07-30 |