3 SLA attempts thwarted in Vavuniyaa, Tigers attack DPU team - LTTE

[TamilNet, Sunday, 08 June 2008, 15:41 GMT]
Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam officials on Sunday said that the LTTE fighters in Vavuniyaa thwarted three repeated attempts by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) to break into LTTE controlled territory throughout the day in Paalamoaddai in Vavuniyaa between 8:00 til 5:00 p.m.

The SLA has launched another attempt at 7:00 p.m. and heavy fighting was reported at the time of this report.

The Tigers counter-attacked a Deep Penetration Unit of the Sri Lanka Army inside the LTTE controlled territory in Paalamoaddai at 11:30 a.m. and seized 3 Claymore mines and military hardware, the LTTE officials further said.