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37 LTTE rebels, four troopers killed in N. Sri Lanka

By KUNA,

New Delhi : At least 37 rebels of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and four government soldiers have been killed in battle fatigues Northern Sri Lanka.

On the Mannar front 21 LTTE rebels and one soldier were killed in separate clashes yesterday, Sri Lankan Defence Ministry said in a statement Wednesday at Colombo.

While one LTTE cadre was killed in Elathumadduwal and Muhamalai in clashes, two soldiers were killed in Muhamalai in Jaffna yesterday, Sri Lanka’s Media Centre for National Security said today.

At least 10 LTTE rebels and one trooper were killed in Vavuniya yesterday, the Defence Ministry said.

On the Welioya front, five rebels were killed in different clashes, the Ministry added.