LTTE entry point captured

One soldier and eight LTTE cadres were killed after the army launched an attack on seven LTTE bunkers in the Parappakandal area in Mannar last morning, the military said.

Six soldiers and 12 LTTE cadres were also injured in the confrontation which resulted in the army capturing the LTTE entry-exit point at Uyilankulam in Mannar, Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said. He said traffic along the A 14 – Mannar-Medawachchiya road -- was closed for several hours due to this confrontation but the road was opened by evening.