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11 killed in Sri Lanka

B. Muralidhar Reddy

COLOMBO: At least three soldiers and eight Sea Tigers were killed in the east and north on Monday.

According to the Navy, the Naval Fact Attack Craft "crushed" an LTTE sea movement off Poduwakattu, at Trincomalee Sea. It said it detected two suspicious boats moving southward around 4.30a.m. When challenged, the boats fired resulting in a fierce battle.

Eight Sea Tigers are believed killed in the operation.

Mortar attack

The military said an LTTE mortar attack had been thwarted at the Kilali Forward Defence Lines, Jaffna. The Tiger casualty figures were not known. Three soldiers were killed.

The air force "conducted a massive operation" at Mullattivu West on identified terrorist targets. "The airmen and the electronic equipment indicated that the attack was highly successful."

Kim Howells, British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, arrived here on a three-day visit. Dr. Howells will travel to eastern Sri Lanka on Tuesday and meet officials, representatives of local communities and inspect projects funded by the British government. On February 14, he will hold meetings in Colombo with the Government and civil society representatives.

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