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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dinuwije" data-source="post: 2019149" data-attributes="member: 7569">This is what tamilnet has mentioned-----30 SLA killed, 5 bodies recovered, arms seized in Mannaar - LTTE[TamilNet, Friday, 09 May 2008, 07:53 GMT]30 Sri Lanka Army soldiers were killed, five dead bodies of SLA troops were recovered after heavy fighting at Ka'rukkaaykku'lam Friday morning, according to LTTE's Military Spokesman Irasiah Ilanthirayan. Two PK Light Machine Guns, three AK LMG, five T-56 assault rifles and military hardware including ammunitions were seized by the Tigers. The SLA, while pulling back was towing an Armoured Personnel Carrier that had caught fire, the Tigers said. Ka'rukkaaykku'lam is located 2 km east of Adampan. Arms and ammunitions seized by the TigersDead bodies of SLA soldiers he Tigers had put up heavy resistance confronting the SLA in its attempt to advance with the support of air-attacks by the Sri Lanka Air Force and indirect fire using Multi Barrel Rocket Launchers (MBRL), artillery and mortar. The fighting which began at 5:30 a.m. ended around 8:00 a.m. when the SLA units were forced to retreat. Arrangements were underway to handover the SLA dead bodies through the ICRC, the Tigers said. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Army claimed only 2 of their soldiers were killed in action, claiming that Adampan had been brought under their control. 15 Tigers were killed, the SLA claimed.The pass office of the LTTE, during the CFA period, was located at Ka'rukkaaykku'lam.</blockquote>

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