By IRNA
New Delhi : In stepped-up fighting, Sri Lankan security forces gunned down at least 43 Tamil Tigers and lost seven soldiers in the island’s restive north, where the Air Force jets raided a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) transport base in the rebel-dominated Kilinochchi area on Friday.
The raid was launched based on information received through intelligence sources and air surveillance conducted for a long period, Air Force spokesperson Wing Commander Andy Wijesooriya said.
The pilots confirmed that the target was accurately hit, he said.
In ground clashes, at least nine Tigers were killed in south of Adampan in northwestern Mannar after troops destroyed seven LTTE bunkers on Thursday, the Defence Ministry said.
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