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Fleeing fishermen caught in crossfire, 3 killed

SRI LANKA–Three persons were killed and three others injured when a group of Sinhala fishermen from Negombo, who were fleeing from LTTE custody, were caught in cross fire while crossing the LTTE defences at Omanthai in Vavuniya this morning. Five others were rescued by the military without any harm, the military said.-dailymirror

LTTE has links with global terror groups:

SRI LANKA–Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayaka has alleged that the Tamil Tigers maintain links with international terror groups such as PKK and certain affiliates of Al-Qaida. “According to some experts on terrorism, they maintain contacts with other terror groups such as PKK, Taliban, Islamic groups in the Philippines and even some affiliates of Al-Qaida,” … Continue reading

Over 500 Tigers killed in 20 days

SRI LANKA-More than 501 Tigers have been killed in battle in the last 20 days, the Army said. Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, the military spokesman said that an unknown number of LTTE cadres and 223 soldiers have also been injured in the clashes from March 5 to March 24. Fifty soldiers died during this period. dailynews

India will never allow separate State in Lanka: pm

SRI LANKA-India will never allow a separate independent state for Tamils to be carved out from Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka said here yesterday.dailynews

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