Senior Tamil Tiger rebel killed in fighting

By Xinhua, Gaea News Network
Monday, May 4, 2009

COLOMBO - Sri Lankan troops have killed a senior Tamil Tiger rebel in northeastern part of the country, officials said Monday.

The army said Thamilendhi was the in-charge of the LTTE’s (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) heavy weaponry division.

He was killed Sunday in a military operation.

The troops also captured an important earth embankment near the Nanthikandal lagoon that was used by the LTTE for defence.

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