The Hindu : Sri Lanka blast kills 8

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Front Page \| Previous \| Next Sri Lanka blast kills 8 By Nirupama Subramanian COLOMBO, MAY 30. Eight policemen were killed and 10 injured when a Claymore mine blasted the truck in which they were travelling near Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka today. The attack shows that even while fighting a conventional war , the LTTE will employ guerrilla tactics to keep up pressure on the security forces on other fronts. A government press release said the attack was carried out at 10 a.m. when policemen were going to Vavuniya from the suburb of Puwarasankulam on Vavuniya-Mannar road. Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
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Front Page \| Previous \| Next Sri Lanka blast kills 8 By Nirupama Subramanian COLOMBO, MAY 30. Eight policemen were killed and 10 injured when a Claymore mine blasted the truck in which they were travelling near Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka today. The attack shows that even while fighting a conventional war , the LTTE will employ guerrilla tactics to keep up pressure on the security forces on other fronts. A government press release said the attack was carried out at 10 a.m. when policemen were going to Vavuniya from the suburb of Puwarasankulam on Vavuniya-Mannar road. Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
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