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Lankan troops encircle LTTE fighters,kill 36
Close to snuffing out the Tamil Tigers,Sri Lankan troops on Thursday completely encircled the LTTE fighters in a small coastal strip in Sri Lanka...
Written by Press Trust Of India
Colombo | April 3, 2009 12:14 AM IST
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Close to snuffing out the Tamil Tigers,Sri Lankan troops on Thursday completely encircled the LTTE fighters in a small coastal strip in Sri Lankas embattled north,killing 36 rebels,including top commanders,in fierce fighting.
The troops also cut the LTTE last road link in the Pudukudiyyirippu area,which they were using for reinforcing and transportation of logistics to the frontline,a military spokesman said. He said Government troops have surrounded a big group of rebels in an area less than 1 sq km. The encirclement of the Tigers comes a day after Colombo claimed to have seriously wounded LTTE chief Prabhakarans son Charles Antony.
The troops seized Pachchapulmudai village. With this,the Tigers have lost their last road link to carry supplies and logistics to the Pudukudiyyirippu junction, the spokesman said.
Meanwhile,Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake has said his forces can finish the LTTE in half-an-hour,but was concerned for the safety of the innocent civilians trapped in the last rebel-held area.
The Government can finish off terrorism completely within half an hour if it acted in an inhuman manner. Driving out terrorists from a very small bastion in the north has been time consuming because the Government is acting most humanely considering the safety of civilians held by LTTE as a human shield, the Prime Minister said.
He was addressing ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party SLFP activists in Horana,60 km from Colombo.
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