On the Vavuniya front, troops detected and attacked a group of LTTE cadres who had attempted to breach the army defence at Mullikulam around 8.30 this morning. Ground sources have confirmed that three terrorists were killed in the incident.

Separately, on the Weli-oya front army troops attacked a terrorist group at Janakapura around 09.30 this morning. Ground sources have confirmed that two terrorists were killed in the incident. In further development at Kokkutuduai area Weli-oya, LTTE terrorists fired mortar rounds at troops today (04) around 9.00.a.m. in which two soldiers suffered minor injuries.