The World - News from June 17, 1985
At least 100 Tamil separatist guerrillas were killed or wounded when security forces raided a rebel hideout in northwestern Sri Lanka, state radio reported. Earlier, officials said that only 18 guerrillas were killed and 20 wounded over the weekend at the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam camp at Mannar. Security forces could not confirm the higher figure. They said guerrillas also blew up a rail bridge at Omanthai, disrupting the 250-mile route from Colombo to Jaffna. The rebels want an autonomous state in the north and east.
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