6 killed as UN envoy visits Lanka
Afp,Colombo
Sri Lankan troops killed six suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in overnight clashes in the north of the country ahead of a visit by a top UN rights envoy to the embattled region yesterday, officials said. Sri Lankan troops on foot patrol opened fire at the suspected rebels, killing six and wounding several others in Vavuniya, 260km north of the capital, the defence ministry said. The ministry made no mention of casualties among government soldiers. There was also no immediate comment from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who are fighting for a separate state.
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