By SPA
Colombo : Sri Lankan troops killed 72 Tamil Tiger rebels and eight soldiers also died in weekend fighting in the far north of the island, the military said on Sunday.
The rebels meanwhile claimed 31 soldiers and a policeman killed against three of their own dead, Reuters reported.
“There had been a confrontation in Mannar (district) on Saturday where our soldiers went ahead and attacked terrorists.
Troops killed 60 LTTE (Tamil Tiger) terrorists and injured 51,” said Military Spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara.
He said seven soldiers were killed and 27 others wounded in that fighting, while clashes elsewhere on Saturday killed 12 Tamil Tiger rebels and one government solder.
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