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NEW DELHI, May 2 (KUNA) -- At least 41 rebels of the Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been killed in fresh clashes in Northern Sri Lanka.
At least 15 LTTE cadres were killed in North West of Parappakandal in
Mannar yesterday.
At least nine LTTE rebels were killed in Vavuniya yesterday, the Sri Lankan
Defence Ministry said in a statement in Colombo Friday.
As many as two LTTE cadres were killed in Palampiddi in North-western
Mannar yesterday, Sri Lanka's Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) said
today.
While two rebels were killed in Chinnayayankulam in Vavuniya, four LTTE
cadres were killed in Karukkakulam area in Mannar also yesterday.
At least eight LTTE cadres were killed in Vediyamuripu area of Mannar
yesterday, the Defence Ministry said.
One rebel was also killed in Nedunkandal area of Mannar yesterday, the
Ministry added. (end)
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