Sri Lankan soldiers of Army 58 Division today (Mar 30) captured an LTTE truck mounted with 12.7mm Anti Aircraft machine gun during counter terrorist operations carried out in the Irnapali area, Puthukkudiyiruppu East.
Battlefield sources said that infantrymen of 20 Gajaba Regiment (20 GR), have successfully repulsed an LTTE bid to breach the forward boundary in the afternoon causing heavy damages to the terrorists. Five bodies of slain LTTE cadres have been collected with five T-56 riffles and one radio communication set. According to the sources, the soldiers have not only crushed the terrorist assault but also pushed their forward boundaries further in to the remaining LTTE hiding areas, causing the terrorist to lose the support weapon they had brought in to the battle.
Meanwhile, snipers deployed in the forward areas of Irnapali East reported successful acquisition of 21 terrorist targets during the course of the day.
Troops of 53 Division and Task Force 8 operating in the Puthukkudiyiruppu Eastern front continued their march in to the LTTE hiding areas amid intense resistance. Intercepted terrorist radio transmissions have confirmed heavy damages to the terrorists during the clashes prevailed in the area since morning. 6 GR troops found two T-56 riffles and two radio communication sets left by the fleeing terrorists.
Also, troops of 55 Division operating in the Palamatalan area, Puthukkudiyiruppu North engaged in heavy fighting with the terrorists and captured several LTTE bunkers. At one occasion, an LTTE suicide bomber exploded himself inside the bunker as his fellow terrorists took to their heels, unable to face the advancing soldiers. Sources said that soldiers were unharmed in the explosion.
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