LTTE suicide bomber explodes himself - Vavuniya

A bike riding LTTE cadre explodes himself when approached by the army personnel at Kumankulam in Vavuniya around 1.45 this afternoon (August 6). According to the defence sources, troops have detected two LTTE cadres riding on a motorbike and started tracing them.

In a sudden, the pillion rider has drawn up a weapon and opened fire at the troops. When the troops retaliated to the attack the rider has blew himself up, the sources added.