SLA bus ambushed in Murunkan

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 02 December 1997, 23:59 GMT]
Seven Sri Lankan army soldiers were killed and six wounded when the Liberation Tigers attacked an army vehicle in Murunkan, in the Mannar district this morning around 8.15 a.m.
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28 hurt in grenade accident

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 02 December 1997, 23:59 GMT]
Twenty five Tamil civilians were wounded when a grenade exploded in a bus on its way from Thirukkovil to Batticaloa around 12.30 p.m. today.There were about eight STF personnel in the bus said sources.
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Vanni situation deteriorating: UNP

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 02 December 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The UNP today called for an adjournment debate in the Sri Lankan Parliament on what it described as the deteriorating food and medical situation in the Vanni. The UNP had discussions with the Tamil parties in Parliament this afternoon on the matter.
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Policemen shot at in Kaluwanchikudy

[TamilNet, Monday, 01 December 1997, 23:59 GMT]
One military trained policeman was shot dead and another wounded by unidentifiedyouths at around 9.00am today in Kaluwanchikudy, 35 kilometers south of Batticaloa town.
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SL Govt.'s chance fading: US official

[TamilNet, Monday, 01 December 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The Sri Lankan government may have lost its opportunity to win support amongst the Tamil people according to the US State Dept.'s Director for South Asia, Mr. Steve Mann. He was speaking during discussions at a conference on Sri Lanka held at Harvard University recently.
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Heavy shelling hits Konavil

[TamilNet, Sunday, 30 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The Konavil area was heavily shelled by the Sri Lankan army in Kilinochchi, at around 4.45pm on Thursday, Maveerer (Heroes) Day.
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Three SLA soldiers killed - radio

[TamilNet, Sunday, 30 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The Voice of Tigers (VOT) radio said last night that on Thursday (Maveerar Day) the LTTE attacked a Sri Lankan army patrol near Irupalai St. Mary's Church, killing two soldiers.
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Mass arrests near Yala Park

[TamilNet, Sunday, 30 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
Eighty Tamil people were arrested in two villages near Kadhirgamam in an early morning operation today. Seven persons, including a woman are said to have been detained on suspicion that they may be linked to the LTTE. Kadhirgamam is on the southern edge of the Yala national park in the south east of the island.
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Jaffna emergency aid blocked

[TamilNet, Saturday, 29 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The Sri Lankan army has detained more than twenty lorries carrying essential items to Jaffna town since Thursday Nov. 27. The lorries were carrying goods unloaded from a supply ship at the Pt. Pedro jetty.
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SLA cordoned off Neervely

[TamilNet, Saturday, 29 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The SLA cordoned off and searched Neervely in Jaffna yesterday. The operation began around 5 a.m. early morning.
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Araipattai STF camp attacked

[TamilNet, Saturday, 29 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers attacked the Special Task Force camp at Araipattai, five miles south of Batticaloa around 10 p.m. last night. The exchange of fire went on till 11 p.m.
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LTTE leader's speech distributed in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Friday, 28 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The Maveerar Day speech by the LTTE leader, Mr. V. Pirabakaran, was distributed in Jaffna town which is controlled by the Sri Lankan military.
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Thousands mark Heroes day in Batticaloa

[TamilNet, Friday, 28 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
Maveerar Day (Heroes Day) was celebrated on a grand scale in three places in the areas controlled by The Liberation Tigers (LTTE), in Batticaloa district. Several thousand people took part in these celebrations yesterday, says the TamilNet correspondent in Batticaloa.
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Jaffna 'disappeared' are dead: Amnesty

[TamilNet, Friday, 28 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
Approximately 540 Tamil people who 'disappeared' in the Jaffna peninsula are dead according to Amnesty International. In a report published yesterday, the London based human rights organisation said that "nearly all of them are likely to have died under torture or to have been deliberately killed [by Sri Lankan security forces]".
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Tigers hit Amparai police

[TamilNet, Friday, 28 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers attacked Akaraipattu police station in Amparai district last night at 10.30 p.m with small arms.
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Pardons to mark Heroes' day

[TamilNet, Thursday, 27 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
Voice of Tigers (VOT) announced this morning that 22 people convicted for various crimes by the LTTE's civil administration judiciary administration in Vanni were given general pardon yesterday.
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SLA prevents entry into Paduvankarai

[TamilNet, Thursday, 27 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
All non-residents were turned back today at all entry points to Paduvankarai region (the vast western hinterland) in Batticaloa in view of Heroes Day (Maveerar Nall).
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Vakarai lagoon fish dying

[TamilNet, Thursday, 27 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
Huge numbers of fish have died the Vakarai lagoon in the East. The rotting fish are floating on the surface and clogging the banks. Local residents say the entire fish population in the lagoon might have died.
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LTTE leader delivers Heroes Day address

[TamilNet, Thursday, 27 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
In his annual Heroes day speech, the LTTE leader Mr. V. Pirabakaran said that the Sri Lankan government's devolution package was a political ploy staged to justify the strategic aims of its military campaign in the Tamil homelands. Mr. Pirabakaran's speech was broadcast on the Voice of Tigers radio today.
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Protest planned against 'US concessions'

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 26 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
Two leading Buddhists monks held a press conference in Colombo today at 9.30am to say that they will launch a protest movement against the US involvement in the exploitation of phosphate resources in Sri Lanka.
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