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Dead Body Found From Wayside

WELIKANDA: TROOPS ON ROUTE CLEARING PATROL found a male dead body with gun shot injuries near the 109 mile post at WELIKANDA on POLONNARUWA - BATTICALOA main road Friday (25) around 6.45 a.m.. The WELIKANDA Police are conducting investigations.

Naval Troops On Patrol Recover Claymore Mine

TRINCOMALEE: NAVAL TROOPS on foot patrol recovered a claymore mine from PALLETHOTTAM area along the TRINCOMALEE – NILAWELI main road on Friday (25) around 12.15 p.m.

Recovered claymore mine was de-fused by the Army Bomb Disposal Team.

Women Home Guard Shot By LTTE

VAVUNIYA: LTTE TERRORISTS fired at a women Home Guard who was attached to the VAVUNIYA Police station while she was returning after her duties at VAVUNIYA Eelam People Democratic Party (EPDP) office at good shed road in VAVUNIYA today (25) at about 4.00 p.m..

She received severe injuries due to firing and was admitted to ANURADHAPURA hospital for treatment.

The VAVUNIYA Police are conducting investigations.

LTTE Pistol Men Kill Unarmed Soldier And Civilian

VAVUNIYA: LTTE PISTOL MEN shot and killed one soldier and a civilian off duty in VAVUNIYA on Thursday (24) between 8.30 – 9.00 a.m..

The civil clothe-clad dead body of D.M.T.P. DISSANAYAKE (32), a soldier of Sri Lanka Army, and the dead body of A.H. UPUL (30), a civilian, were found lying on the railway track near the VAVUNIYA railway station.

Police found a few empty 9 mm pistol ammunition from the scene.

The VAVUNIYA Police are conducting investigations.

One More Tamil Tiger Terrorist Killed

AMPARA: A TEAM OF FIVE POLICEMEN traveling in two three-wheelers was fired upon by Tamil Tiger (LTTE) terrorists at THIRUKKOVIL, AMPARA Friday (25) around 11.20 a.m..

Police personnel were traveling from THIRUKKOVIL towards AMPARA when they were shot by terrorists.

The Police retaliated the fire and killed one terrorist.

Two Policemen sustained injuries and admitted to hospital.

Subsequent search recovered one 9 mm pistol, one magazine with ammunition and cyanide capsule in the possession of dead LTTE cadre.

Grenade Inside Bush Explodes

JAFFNA: A GRENADE HIDDEN INSIDE A BUSH ahead of the MUHAMALAI Forward Defence Line (FDL) went off Thursday (24) during wee hours when a soldier on duty fired at it on suspicion.

The explosion caused injuries to the soldier and he was admitted to PALALY military hospital for treatment.

Ex-Home Guard Shot Dead By LTTE

TRINCOMALEE: AN UNIDENTIFIED LTTE GUNMAN shot and killed an ex- Home Guard Thursday (24) around 8.45 a.m. in THORANKADU, TRINCOMALEE. The victim has been identified as D.A. LENIN PERERA (46). The UPPUWELI Police are conducting further investigations.

Four LTTE Bunkers Destroyed

BATTICALOA: LTTE TERRORISTS have fired a few rounds of small arms towards troops in the general area of VANDARAMOOLAI in BATTICALOA on Thursday (24) around 5.10 a.m.. One solder received gunshot injuries in LTTE firing. The injured soldier was admitted to POLONNARUWA hospital.

Similarly, troops on duty ahead of the VAVUNATHIVU Army detachment in BATTICALOA came under LTTE fire on Thursday (24) around 6.40 a.m.. Tamil Tigers (LTTE) used mortars, Rocket Propeller Guns (RPG) and small arms during the attack. Troops retaliated using heavy weapons and destroyed four identified LTTE bunkers and a roadblock. Troops sustained no injuries during confrontation.

The SLMM was informed.

STF Kills Five Terrorists

BATTICALOA: A GROUP OF LTTE TERRORISTS who waylaid Special Task Force (STF) troops on foot patrol fired towards them at PALAMEENMADU, BATTICALOA Thursday (24) around 8.00 p.m..

STF personnel opened retaliatory fire at the terrorists and killed five of them.

One T-56 weapon, one pistol, three hand grenades and one mobile phone were recovered during subsequent search.

One STF person was severely injured in the incident and admitted to hospital.

NGO Worker Gunned Down By LTTE

AMPARA: A LOCAL EMPLOYEE of a New Zealand funded Non Governmental Organization (NGO) engaged in tsunami reconstruction and rehabilitation work was abducted and shot dead by LTTE pistol men on Thursday (24) at THIRUKKOVIL, AMPARA.

The dead body of the victim, P LESLEY (29), a father of two, was lying near the MUNEIMOOR lagoon with gunshot injuries.

LTTE assassins have taken away the motorbike belonging to the victim.

Sailors Escape Near Death

MANNAR: LTTE TERRORISTS activated a claymore mine targeting Naval troops on foot patrol at PESALI, MANNAR on Thursday (24) around 11.15 a.m.

However, the troops received no injuries in the explosion.

An immediate search was conducted in the area by Security Forces.

Soldier Killed In LTTE Fire

VAVUNIYA: A FIRE ATTACK LAUNCHED BY LTTE TERRORISTS towards the Forward Defence Line (FDL) at MAHAKACHCHAKODIYA, VAVUNIYA killed one soldier Thursday (24) around 3.15 p.m..

The dead soldier, Private M.M.R.B. WIJERATHNE, was on duty at the FDL when he fell victim to LTTE fire.

Troops also killed one terrorist during retaliation.

Curfew In Jaffna Further Relaxed

JAFFNA: SECURITY FORCES IN JAFFNA have further relaxed the curfew in JAFFNA for convenience of the general public. Curfew in force in WADAMARACHCHI and THENDAMARACHCHI areas has been relaxed from 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. and in WALIKAMAM area from 8.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. Friday (25).

Gunfight in eastern Sri Lanka kills 5, as ferry set to leave for besieged north

Associated Press, Fri August 25, 2006 01:12 EDT . - - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) A gunfight between Tamil Tiger rebels and security forces in eastern Sri Lanka - killed five insurgents and left one police officer wounded, the military said Friday. Sri Lanka - 's Tamil rebels have been fighting for over two decades for a separate homeland for the island nation's 3.2 million ethnic minority Tamils who have suffered decades of repression by the majority Sinhalese.

The northern Jaffna Peninsula, which the Tamils consider the heartland of their culture, has seen some of the worst fighting since the two sides signed a cease-fire four years ago.

The fighting has virtually isolated the peninsula, with private road, sea and air access cut off. Hundreds of foreigners, including international aid workers and Sri Lankans with foreign passports visiting friends or family in the north, have been trapped.

It wasn't immediately clear how many people would get on the ferry, which has seats for only 150 people.

The ferry was also returning to Jaffna five Sri Lankan doctors who had been attending a conference in the capital, Colombo, when the Tigers made a major push to reclaim the peninsula on Aug. 11.

``I'm a doctor, a cancer specialist. I am the only cancer specialist in Jaffna. And due to this war I cannot serve the Jaffna people,'' Dr. J. Jayakumaran told The Associated Press by phone as he waited for the boat to leave.

Associated Press reporter Gemunu Amarasinghe in Trincomalee contributed to this report.