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Lankan jets pound LTTE stronghold, 12 rebels killed: army

Sri Lankan fighter jets pounded LTTE's political capital Kilinochchi amid fierce clashes between the military and Tamil Tigers that left at ...

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Sri Lankan fighter jets pounded LTTE’s political capital Kilinochchi amid fierce clashes between the military and Tamil Tigers that left at least 12 rebels killed in the embattled northern part of the Island nation, officials said on Saturday. Lankan jets launched a string of air strikes targeting LTTE battlefield fortifications located in the south Kilinochchi, 330 km north of Colombo, and the West of Paranthan areas since early this morning. According to military sources, LTTE radio transmissions have confirmed serious damages to the rebel fighters during the clashes.

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