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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sld" data-source="post: 43719" data-attributes="member: 3234">Sun Sep 17, 12:41 PM ETCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels exchanged gunfire and skirmished at sea on Sunday, bringing to an end a four-day lull in fighting around the besieged Jaffna peninsula.ADVERTISEMENTResidents reported brief exchanges of gunfire south of Jaffna near a vital road artery as well as a volley of artillery fire from both sides.A military spokesman said Sri Lankan naval vessels and "Sea Tigers" from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) also clashed at sea and that one rebel boat had been sunk.In a statement, the national security media center said a large vessel carrying weapons and ammunition had been sunk 100 miles off Kalmunai.It said the unflagged vessel had opened fire on a Sri Lankan navy ship when ordered to halt and was subsequently sunk by navy and air force fire."Large quantities of weapons and ammunition including artillery guns had submerged with the vessel," the statement said, without saying how this may have been confirmed.<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/yes.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":yes:" title="Yes    :yes:" data-shortname=":yes:" /> <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/yes.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":yes:" title="Yes    :yes:" data-shortname=":yes:" /></blockquote>

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