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| Sri Lanka |
| Eight killed in clashes N Sri Lanka |
| 2008-02-12 |
| (Xinhua) -- Two policemen and six Tamil Tiger rebels were killed on Monday in northern Sri Lanka as clashes between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels intensified, defense officials said. Officials from the Media Center for National Security said two police officers were killed when a police motorcycle was caught in a mine explosion triggered by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels in the Vavuniya district around 7:50 a.m. (0220 GMT). In the Mannar district, one police officer was injured at 7:00 a.m. (0130 GMT) due to a claymore explosion while doing route clearing. Meanwhile, six LTTE rebels were killed by government troops in Muhamalai of the Jaffna peninsula in two attacks carried out around 8:45 a.m. (0315 GMT) and 12:45 p.m. (0715 GMT) respectively. Intensive military conflicts are underway in the north, with the government determining to defeat the LTTE before the end of this year. The military said more than 700 people have been killed in the escalating conflict since the beginning of this year. |
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