250 Reportedly Killed in Fighting

Heavy fighting between army forces and Tamil Tiger guerrillas in northern Sri Lanka has left more than 250 people dead, military officials and aid workers said. The guerrillas turned over the bodies of 111 government soldiers to Red Cross field officers, a Red Cross spokesman said. At least 150 Tamil rebels were believed killed, other military officials and Red Cross workers said in the town of Vavuniya. Between 250 and 300 people on both sides were wounded, and the rebel camp 125 miles north of Colombo was destroyed, they said.