17 LTTE militants killed in attacks

COLOMBO, AUG. 11. Sri Lankan Air Force jets bombarded a number of LTTE bases in the rebel-controlled, north-eastern Mullaithivu district today as 17 Tamil militants were killed in other offensives by the Army in the country's north and eastern areas.

The MIG-27 fighters, recently acquired from Ukraine, were pressed into action for the second time this week, and resorted to precession bombing on several LTTE bases in the Vanni region, controlled by the rebels, State radio said.

Eight injured in blast

Meanwhile, unidentified people exploded a home-made bomb at a school music concert in Sri Lanka's northeast, wounding eight persons, police said today.

The injured included four children, said Mr. I. Perera, a police officer. The concert was organised by a local television network in Polonnaruwa, a town 170 km northeast of Colombo on Thursday.

- PTI

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