31 soldiers killed in Sri Lanka clashes

Sri Lanka’s military has lost 28 soldiers in three days of artillery attacks as it advanced on Tamil Tiger rebel strongholds, officials said today.

31 soldiers killed in Sri Lanka clashes
Sun, 10 Sep, 2006 - 13:53

Sri Lanka’s military has lost 28 soldiers in three days of artillery attacks as it advanced on Tamil Tiger rebel strongholds, officials said today.

A further three soldiers were killed today in a bomb blast blamed on the rebels, in the northern district of Vavuniya.

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