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60 LTTE rebels among 66 killed in Sri lanka: Army

At least 60 Tamil Tiger militants and six soldiers were killed in pre-emptive operations by the security forces during the weekend in the restive northern Sri Lanka.

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COLOMBO: At least 60 Tamil Tiger militants and six soldiers were killed in pre-emptive operations by the security forces during the weekend in the restive northern Sri Lanka, the Defence Ministry said here on Sunday.
 
While 87 rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were injured, 35 soldiers sustained injuries during the overnight clashes, the ministry said in a statement.
 
In Wanni's northwestern Mannar front, troops were confronted with an attack at the LTTE defence line at Manthai, South of Adampan on Saturday morning, the army said.
 
"According to the technical sources, 28 LTTE cadres were killed and 57 injured in this confrontation which continued from early morning to about 10.30 last night," the statement said.
 
Five soldiers were killed and 26 others suffered injuries due to mortar fire and anti personal mine explosions in the incident, the military said.
 
On the Vavuniya front, troops ran into militants defence at Periyathmapanai in Vavuniya district Saturday afternoon, it said.
 
Radio monitoring of LTTE transmission have revealed that 20 LTTE cadres were killed and 25 injured during the battle which took place from noon to evening.
 
Nine soldiers sustained injuries due to anti personal mine explosions and enemy mortar fire and were admitted to Vavuniya Hospital.
 
On the Welioya front, government troops confronted LTTE rebels at two locations last afternoon and killed two LTTE cadres and injured five others. Troops suffered no casualties in these incidents, the army said.
 
In Jaffna on the Muhamalai front troops said it killed four LTTE cadres and destroyed two bunkers last night. Earlier on the same day, troops killed 6 LTTE cadres in a separate incident, the ministry said, adding no harm was reported to the troops.
 
Separately, one soldier was killed and two others injured when LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine targeting an army foot patrol last night at Urani in northern Sri Lanka.
       
There was no immediate comment from the LTTE, which has fought the government since 1983 to create a separate state for ethnic minority Tamils in the north and east alleging discrimination in the island nation.

 

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