36 dead in fresh Lanka fighting
Source: AFP July 6, 2008 Colombo - Sri Lankan troops shot dead another 35 Tamil Tiger rebels and lost one of their own soldiers in fresh fighting in the island’s north, the defence ministry said Saturday.
Troops killed the 35 members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and wounded an equal number in the districts of Vavuniya, Mannar, Mullaitivu and Jaffna on Friday, the ministry said.
It said one government soldier was killed and four wounded.
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