| Sri Lankan troops shot dead a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber in the north of the island on Tuesday as ground battles raged elsewhere in the region, a military official said. Security forces killed the man who was riding a motorcycle in Vavuniya district. An official, speaking from the area by telephone, said troops found a pack of explosives, a pistol and a grenade on the victim. The shooting came as ground troops engaged in long-range attacks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). |