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54 killed in Lanka clashes: Army
(PTI) Sri Lankan fighter jets today pounded two LTTE camps in rebel-stronghold Mullaittivu even as 46 Tamil Tigers and eight soldiers were killed in intense gunbattles across the restive northern region. The Air Force fighter jets launched strikes at two rebel camps located in Puthukuddiyirippu in Mullaittivu this morning, an Air Force official said. According to Air Force spokesperson Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara, the air sorties were made after receiving precise information.At least five LTTE cadres were killed and as many injured in two separate confrontations in Muhamalai in Jaffna peninsula today, the Defence Ministry said. In a separate incident at Monarawewa in Mullaittivu, one LTTE rebel and a security personnel were killed in the clash, the military said. As many as 15 Tamil Tigers were gunned down and 26 others injured in Andankulam in Mullaittivu yesterday, the Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) said, adding six soldiers also lost their lives in the clash. Another soldier was killed during a mortar attack by LTTE in Gajabapura in Mullaittivu yesterday, the MCNS said. Posted by: Fred 2008-10-10 |
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