Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Sri Lanka air force targets camp

Sri Lanka's air force has hit a Tamil Tiger training camp in the north of the country, the military says.

A spokesman said there was no word yet on any casualties at the camp, near the town of Mankulam. The rebels say the bombs missed the target.

On Monday, the military said more than 500 rebels had been killed in the north over the last four months. The Tigers disputed the figures.

Despite a truce on paper, Sri Lanka has been sliding back towards civil war.

More than 4,000 people have been killed in the violence in the past 15 months.

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