Lanka says 19 Tigers killed in attack on camp

A key LTTE camp in the rebel stronghold of Wanni was targeted by Sri Lankan Air Force jets on Saturday even as troops killed 19 Tamil Tigers in the island nation’s northwest, the Defence Ministry said.

One soldier was killed in clashes between the security forces and rebels in north-western Mannar, it said.

Air Force jets “successfully bombed LTTE’s operation co-ordination centre in the south of Palampiddi in (north-western) Mannar,” the Ministry said.

The location was identified as one of the well-protected main camps of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Wanni area where their heavy guns were deployed, it said.

Army troops advanced into LTTE territory ahead of Mannar defences today killing five Tamil Tiger rebels and destroying three LTTE bunkers in Karampaikkulam area, the military said.

Source: indianexpress.com