In Sri Lanka, some 48 Tamil rebels and seven soldiers were killed in ground battles across northern district.
The Defence ministry said troops fought fierce battles in Vavuniya, where 27 rebels and three soldiers were killed. Sri Lanka fighter jets also carried out three air sorties over rebel areas in the north. The liberation tigers of Tamil Eelam did not comment on the fighting, but accused the special army commandos of setting off a roadside mine inside rebel-territory, killing a civilian.
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