An
LTTE artillery attack on the Jaffna town area yesterday morning killed
six civilians and wounded about 20, including two children and a
pastor. An army official said the LTTE had fired 20 shells from
Pooneryn in the Vanni mainland targeting the Jaffna town as troops
battled an LTTE raiding party on Chirutivu an islet in the Jaffna
lagoon. Jaffna based SLA artillery also had engaged Sea Tiger speed
boats...
Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mahinda Wijesekera is fed a
piece of cake by his wife to celebrate their 27th wedding anniversary
yesterday shortly after Wijesekera shifted his office from the the
World Trade Centre to the Postal Department. Pic. By Nihal
Chandrakumara
Navy thwarts LTTE bid to
move diesel
The navy early yesterday thwarted an attempt by the LTTE
to move a large consignment of diesel to the area under their control in
the Vanni. Navy headquarters said troops had intercepted two boats
carrying barrels of fuel off Uddimikkanthurai, Mannar.
SI, 2 PCs hurt in claymore
blast
An SI and two constables were seriously injured in a
claymore mine explosion at Chenkadipilav in Vavuniya. They were admitted
to the Vavuniya Hospital and later transferred to the Anuradhapura
Hospital.
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