30 LTTE men killed

COLOMBO, APRIL 1. Sri Lankan troops killed at least 30 rebels in a fresh fighting near a strategic causeway linking the mainland with the northern Jaffna peninsula, the Defence Ministry said today.

The militants tried to attack army artillery positions in Iyakachchi, near the Elephant Pass causeway, but were repulsed by soldiers, a Defence Ministry statement said. A large number of militants were killed the statement said.

- AP

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