2 soldiers, 25 Tamil Tigers killed in Lanka clashes

At two soldiers and 25 Tamil Tigers were killed in fierce clashes in Sri Lanka's embattled northern region, officials said in Colombo on Tuesday.

As many as seven Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) rebels were killed in a confrontation with the security forces at the Giant Tank area in Vavuniya Monday, PTI reported here quoting official sources.

The bodies would be handed over to the International Red Cross Committee soon, officials said.

Another 10 rebels were killed in a spate of clashes in the northeast of Uilankulam in Mannar, the Defense Ministry said.

The clashes also left two soldiers dead and nine injured, it said.

Separately, security forces found bodies of two LTTE cadres in the general area of Pallaikuli in Mannar after clashes, the army said.

In another incident in north of Parappakandal in Mannar, troops captured four LTTE bunkers in a raid Monday that left at least six rebels dead and 10 wounded, the Defense Ministry said.

Source: irna.ir