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| Sri Lanka |
| Sri Lankan soldiers kill 2 Tamil rebels |
| 2007-06-24 |
| A Sri Lankan sailor was shot dead while guarding a checkpoint in the countryÂ’s volatile northwest, while soldiers killed two suspected Tamil rebels in the north, the military said Saturday. The sailor was standing guard in Mannar district when he was attacked by the insurgents late Friday, military spokesman Brig. Prasad Samarasinghe said. In northern Jaffna peninsula, soldiers shot dead two suspected rebels who were acting suspiciously and later recovered a roadside bomb and other explosive devices found with the bodies of the dead men, Samarasinghe said. There was no immediate comment from the rebels, and no further details were available on the attacks. Jaffna peninsula, which lies at the northern tip of Sri Lanka and is the heartland of the island nationÂ’s ethnic minority Tamils. |
| Posted by:Fred |