The World - News from Dec. 24, 1985
Five Tamil separatist guerrillas were killed and 600 suspects arrested in a sweep by security forces in the Sri Lankan town of Akkaraippttu, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. The spokesman denied a rebel claim that government forces attacked Tamil villages, causing heavy casualties. He also denied a claim by separatist leader A. S. Balasingam that government agents and the Israeli secret service planted a bomb that damaged his apartment in Madras, India, where he is living in exile. Israeli agents are reportedly advising the Sri Lankan government on anti-insurgency tactics.
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