 At least eight Tamil Tiger cadre were killed in air raids on "identified targets" by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) in the Batticaloa district on Tuesday. A Defence Ministry statement said the precision raids continued on an identified LTTE gathering in the un-cleared patches in Narakamulla General area at 10.15a.m. The air sorties followed information of a heavy build up of terrorist activities, said air force spokesperson, Group Captain Ajantha De Silva. He said terrorist activities in the general area Narakamulla had intensified after the death of the LTTE cadre including a leader of the Batticaloa intelligence unit. The statement said the air strikes were conducted as a defensive measure to smother potential threat to Batticaloa and Vavunathivu, main supply routes (MSR). It said intercepted LTTE communication had revealed that more than 12 Tigers died. |