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Pandiveddikulam earth bund captured

KILINOCHCHI: Troops attached to the 58 Division now operating on the Kilinochchi front further expanded their position within the last two days with the capture of another vital section of the bunker line constructed along the Nachchikuda - Akkarayankulam road Pandiveddikulam in the West of Vannerikuma area, Military Spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said yesterday.

The SLAF MI-24 gunship helicopters gave close air support to the ground troops as they captured 10 bunkers constructed on the massive earth bund on Saturday and advanced further northward, military sources added.

During the confrontations 20 Tiger terrorists were confirmed killed and 27 injured according to the intercepted LTTE radio transmissions.

The 58 Division now operating in the Kilinochchi district has captured a four Kilometer stretch of a massive ditch cum earth bund constructed by the LTTE from Nachchikuda to Akkarayankulam tank area.

Troops have also advanced nearly two kilometres from this earth bund and in control of the Nachchikuda - Akkarayankulam road depriving the LTTE of a vital supply route to Nachchikuda.

Four soldiers were killed and six others sustained injuries during confrontations.

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