A still image taken from a video camera shows Sri Lankan devotees a second after a blast at a mosque at Akuressa on March 10, 2009. Violence has plagued Sri Lanka as guerrillas battle with government soldiers for an independent Tamil homeland. (AFP/File/Krishan Jayaruk)Lankan Army Kills 57 LTTE Rebels In Fierce Clashes -- Times Of India
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan troops on Sunday moved further into the last LTTE held territory of Pudhukudiyyiruppu in Wanni region in the embattled north
and killed at least 57 Tamil Tigers in fierce clashes.
Infantrymen of 58 Division further advanced into Pudhukudiyyirippu inflicting heavy damages to the Tiger militants, military reports received from the battlefront said.
"As many as 57 LTTE rebels were killed in intense clashes between the forces and rebels on Friday and Saturday in Pudhukudiyyirippu and Chalai areas of Mullaitivu district," Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said.
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