Tamil Tiger rebels killed six Lankan soldiers
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, July 7, IRNA
Sri Lanka-Tigers-Killed
The Tamil Tiger rebels killed at least six soldiers and wounded another seven in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday as war planes bombed suspected militants positions in the same region, officials said.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) killed the six men, including a senior officer, at Thoppigala, an area of jungle where the rebels maintain a stronghold, Asian Age reported here quoting military officials.
"Five men and their commanding officer were killed and seven escaped with injuries," a military official in the area said on phone, adding, "We don't have reports of Tiger casualties yet." The killings came as the Air Force carried out two bombing sorties in the same region to support ground troops. The Defence Ministry said the air attacks were to back infantry trying to wrest control of Thoppigala.
A third bombing sortie was in the northwest Mannar region. There were no immediate reports of casualties and there was no comment from the rebels, who on Thursday marked their "Black Tiger" day - the anniversary of their first suicide bombing staged 20 years ago.
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