LTTE claymore attack kills 7 civilians
Targets STF truck in a crowded city:
The LTTE exploded a claymore mine at Ratmalana
last evening killing seven civilians and wounding 37 others
including six STF personnel. The bomb went off around 5.40 p.m. as
an STF truck went past Belekkade Junction, Ratmalana where the
claymore was planted, on a roof of a closed down shop. The truck
veered off the road with the impact of the blast.
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Lankan Army's game plan: Seize East and weaken LTTE in North
The Sri Lankan Army's game plan is to drive the
LTTE out of the Eastern districts completely, and weaken it in the
Northern districts, to pave the way for talks to find a permanent
political solution to the Tamil question, says its Commander, Lt.
Gen. Sarath Fonseka.
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