12 Sri Lanka Soldiers Killed, Rebels Say
Associated Press
MADRAS, India —
Tamil militants reported that 12 Sri Lankan soldiers were killed Sunday in the explosion of a land mine planted by Tamil guerrillas and that many more troops died in another rebel attack.
The Liberation Tigers said in a press release that the mine blew up as troops were going to Vadamunai village to attack Tamils in Batticaloa district.
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