25.02.2008
Defence sources in the Welioya battlefront say Sri Lanka
Army soldiers have destroyed a fortified stronghold of
LTTE terrorists this evening (February 25). According
to the sources, Army infantrymen launched attacks at the
LTTE defences located in the North of Janakapura area
between 1.p.m. to 2.p.m.
Following
the attack, troops found 7 bodies of slain LTTE cadres,
along with 6, T-56 riffles, one Light Machine Gun (LMG)
and one GPS equipment, the sources said.
In
addition, the terrorists attempted to regain the control
over the area but failed in the face of army retaliation,
said the sources. Army engaged artillery at the LTTE reinforcements
and caused them to turn tail with heavy casualties. Later,
LTTE radio transmissions revealed that 5 more LTTE cadres
were killed and 4 injured due to Army retaliation.
One
soldier was killed in this incident, the sources added.
Courtesy
- Sri Lanka Defence
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