Troops destroy Tiger strong point

Troops attacked and completely destroyed a LTTE strong point north of Janakapura. In search operations that followed troops recovered seven LTTE terrorist bodies & seven T-56 assault riffles.

A large number of LTTE terrorists were also injured while one soldier made the ultimate sacrifice while three soldiers sustained injuries.

Twenty Five LTTE terrorists and five soldiers were reported killed in confrontations on Sunday in Mannar and Vavuniya areas.