Top Tiger arrested in Colombo
The Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that the
person arrested by Police in Pettah on Monday was a number one LTTE
terrorist suspected to have a hand in many civilian massacres
carried out by the LTTE in the South.
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Air Force bomb Tiger artillery command centre
Air Force supersonic fighter jets pounded an LTTE
artillery command centre and underground bunker in Kulumpakulam,
Palai causing heavy damages to the Tiger installation, Wing
Commander Andrew Wijesuriya said.
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Nearly 6,500 Tigers killed since 2006
The Government has the upper hand in a new phase
of the war against the Tigers, but it would be foolish to write them
off, experts say. Since the start of 2006, a total of 6,486 Tigers,
1,196 military personnel and 982 civilians have been killed, the
military says, estimating there are now only around 5,000 Tiger
fighters still alive.
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