7 security personnel killed in two claymore blasts yesterday
Seven security forces personnel were killed in two claymore mine attacks yesterday in Vavuniya and Trincomalee. In the first incident around 12.55 p.m., a claymore mine ripped a bus carrying troops in Vavuniya, killing five soldiers and wounding 10.

The incident took place when the claymore mine fitted to a tractor was triggered off opposite an army base as the bus carrying a group of soldiers was passing by, Police said.

The wounded soldiers were admitted to Anuradhapura and the Colombo National Hospital for treatment. In the other incident at Kappalthurai in Trincomalee, two Air Force personnel were killed and one was injured when suspected LTTE cadres triggered a claymore mine around 7.20 p.m.

In a separate incident an LTTE cadre and a civilian were killed in a claymore mine blast in Mannar yesterday. Meanwhile, army recovered two claymore mines in Sathrukondan in Batticaloa yesterday morning.

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