01-12-2006, 12:09 PM
8 SLN sailors killed in Claymore blast in Chettikulam
[TamilNet, January 12, 2006 10:48 GMT]
Eight Sri Lanka Navy sailors were killed when the bus they were travelling in hit a Claymore mine explosion in Chettikulam Thursday evening around 4:20 p.m., Sri Lankan naval sources said. The attack took place on Mathawachi - Mannar Road.
Eight SLN personnel were seriously wounded, the sources added.
Chettikulam is located 24 km southwest of Vavuniya town.
Further details are not available at the moment.
tamilnet
[TamilNet, January 12, 2006 10:48 GMT]
Eight Sri Lanka Navy sailors were killed when the bus they were travelling in hit a Claymore mine explosion in Chettikulam Thursday evening around 4:20 p.m., Sri Lankan naval sources said. The attack took place on Mathawachi - Mannar Road.
Eight SLN personnel were seriously wounded, the sources added.
Chettikulam is located 24 km southwest of Vavuniya town.
Further details are not available at the moment.
tamilnet
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