மன்னாரில் கிளைமோர் தாக்குதல் 6 கடற்படையினர் பலி

[Vaanampaadi]

Claymore attack on Sri Lanka Navy bus in Mannar, six killed

[TamilNet, December 23, 2005 09:21 GMT]
At least six Sri Lanka Navy sailors were killed and more than 15 sailors were wounded in a Claymore attack on their bus in Pesalai 15 km northwest of Mannar around 1:30 p.m. Friday. Exact casualty figures are not available at the moment. The bus sustained heavy damage.
The explosion took place at Thullukudiyiruppu near Pesalai close to a housing scheme, sources said.

At least four sailors were rushed to Mannar Hospital, medical sources said adding that more wounded sailors were being rushed to the Hospital.

Sailors with serious injuries are being transferred Anuradhapura Hospital, medical sources added.

The SLN troopers were on their way to their base in Talaimannar.



Source: Tamilnet

[Vaanampaadi]

<b>At least 12 dead in attack on S.Lanka navy bus</b>
Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:29 PM IST


COLOMBO (Reuters) - The bodies of 12 sailors have been recovered from a bus attacked by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in northwestern Sri Lanka, the navy said on Friday, in the worst ever breach of a 2002 truce.

"The exact number of dead we do not know but we have recovered 12 bodies," navy spokesman Jayantha Perera said.

Earlier, an army spokesman said the rebels had detonated a claymore fragmentation mine and a landmine as a naval bus and truck passed down a road.


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