Sri Lanka Army Reports Mystery Blasts in Rebel Areas
Reuters AlertNet
____________
Colombo (Sri Lanka):
Two blasts rocked rebel-held territory in Sri Lanka's northwest and may have been aimed at a convoy carrying senior guerrilla leaders, newspapers and military officials said on Sunday.The Tamil Tiger rebels said, however, that the blasts had occurred during a training exercise and no one was hurt.
Two explosions rocked the northwestern district of Mannar early on Saturday, the military said."There has been complete radio silence since on Tiger channels," said Brigadier Athula Jayawardane, chief of military operations.
"There has been a major incident. It is the first time they have stopped talking over all the channels."The Sunday Observer newspaper said two senior Tiger leaders had been killed when a convoy was ambushed in Mannar.But Tiger spokesman Daya Master told Reuters that the blasts took place during training.
"No such thing has happened," he said, referring to reports of an ambush.The Tigers, who have been fighting for an independent homeland for over two decades, run a de facto state across a large swathe of the island's north and east under the terms of a 2002 ceasefire.
Jan 22, 2006
Reuters AlertNet
____________
Colombo (Sri Lanka):
Two blasts rocked rebel-held territory in Sri Lanka's northwest and may have been aimed at a convoy carrying senior guerrilla leaders, newspapers and military officials said on Sunday.The Tamil Tiger rebels said, however, that the blasts had occurred during a training exercise and no one was hurt.
Two explosions rocked the northwestern district of Mannar early on Saturday, the military said."There has been complete radio silence since on Tiger channels," said Brigadier Athula Jayawardane, chief of military operations.
"There has been a major incident. It is the first time they have stopped talking over all the channels."The Sunday Observer newspaper said two senior Tiger leaders had been killed when a convoy was ambushed in Mannar.But Tiger spokesman Daya Master told Reuters that the blasts took place during training.
"No such thing has happened," he said, referring to reports of an ambush.The Tigers, who have been fighting for an independent homeland for over two decades, run a de facto state across a large swathe of the island's north and east under the terms of a 2002 ceasefire.
Jan 22, 2006
