Four schoolchildren among six injured in Tiger blast
One person was killed and six injured in an
explosion at Wellawatte yesterday morning. Among the six injured
were four schoolchildren. According to police an explosive device
was concealed in a parcel placed on the island separating the Galle
Road carriageway. A beggar had been spotted trying to open the
parcel which triggered off the explosion killing him on the spot.
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Troops capture Tiger defence line
More than 31 Tiger cadres were killed and 47
were injured as troops operating in the Mannar front, in a pre-dawn
attack yesterday captured another Tiger defence line in Ilanthaivan,
West of Uyilankulam-Adampan road and East of Palakkuli, Military
sources said.
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Sea Tiger Deputy, four others killed
Speculations were ripe about another internal
rift inside the LTTE with the announcement by the LTTE about the
killing of the second in command of the LTTE Sea Tiger Wing
Mangalesh and four others in the Wanni on Sunday.
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