Colombo: At least 25 Tamil Tigers and two soldiers were killed in fierce clashes in Sri Lanka's embattled northern region, officials here said today.

As many as seven LTTE rebels were killed in a confrontation with the security forces at the Giant Tank area in Vavuniya yesterday, the Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) said.

The bodies would be handed over to the International Red Cross Committee soon, officials said. Another 10 rebels were killed in a spate of clashes in the northeast of Uilankulam in Mannar, the Defence Ministry said.

The clashes also left two soldiers dead and nine injured, it said. Separately, security forces found bodies of two LTTE cadres in the general area of Pallaikuli in Mannar after clashes, the Army said.

In another incident in north of Parappakandal in Mannar, troops captured 4 LTTE bunkers in a raid yesterday that left at least six rebels dead and 10 wounded, the Defence Ministry said.
Source : PTI