Thirty-seven Tamil Tigers killed in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: At least 37 Tamil Tigers and a soldier were killed in fresh outbreak of violence on Monday in embattled northern Sri Lanka, where a suspected LTTE suicide bomber blew himself up after being surrounded by troops, the Army said.
   
Thirty-five Tiger rebels were killed and many others injured in a clash with government forces this morning in Adampam in Mannar, an official of the media centre for national security said. Six soldiers were also wounded.

Two LTTE rebels were killed when they tried to breach the security forces' defence line at Muhamalai in Jaffna, the Army said adding, the troops also destroyed two rebel bunkers.
   
A suspected LTTE suicide bomber killed himself at a civilian house at Vadiri, Jaffna on Sunday after the security forces laid a cordon in the area.
   
The troops, acting on information provided by a civilian about presence of rebels, had rushed there and cordoned off the area, the Army said.
   
The LTTE cadre has been identified as Darani, a 19-year-old youth from Thumpalai, Point Pedro. Troops have recovered another unexploded suicide belt and a hand-grenade from the possession of the deceased.
   
In a separate incident in Jaffna, a soldier lost his life in the explosion of a Claymore mine suspected to be planted by LTTE rebels to target a group of Sri Lankan troops.
   
In eastern Batticaloa, a former Tamil Tiger rebel, identified as Thambimuththu Nadaraja, was hacked to death by suspected LTTE men yesterday morning, the Army said.
   
Meanwhile, security personnel recovered a radio communication set while conducting a search operation at Purisuddakulam in Vavuniya yesterday, the Army said quoting defence sources.