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Military: Fighting in Sri Lanka kills 27

Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:27 AM EDT
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Associated Press

A survivor of a bus attack awaits medical treatment at a hospital in Kataragama, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 11, 2008. Suspected rebel gunmen ambushed a crowded passenger bus Friday as it traveled down a small road in rural Sri Lanka, killing a 9-year-old boy and two women, the military said. (AP Photo/K.D.Dewapriya)

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COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's military says a new wave of fighting in the north has killed 22 ethnic Tamil Tiger rebels and five soldiers.

Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara says the worst of Thursday's fighting took place in the Vavuniya region, where 10 Tamil fighters and four soldiers were killed.

He says one Tamil Tiger rebel was killed in Jaffna, and 11 other rebels and one soldier were killed in Welioya.

Rebel spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan was not immediately available for comment.

Both sides often exaggerate the losses inflicted on their enemy and underreport their own.

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