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119 killed in fresh Lanka offensive

P Mohan Das in Colombo

One hundred and nineteen persons, including 29 security personnel, were killed and many were injured in another offensive by Sri Lankan troops aimed to ensure the safety of Jaffna town before the next parliamentary elections.

Miitary spokesman Brigadier S G Karunaratne said the operation began at 0615 hours on Sunday and ended by 1000 hours, when approximately three square km was brought under the defence line closer to Navahkul, near Jaffna.

He said 17 soldiers were killed and 58 army men, including four officers, were injured in Jaffna, while 12 security personnel were killed in eastern Trincomalee and Batticatoa in encounters.

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam suffered heavy casualties. At least 15 terrorists were killed in encounters in eastern districts, he added.

UNI

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