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Sri Lankan rebel ships sunk
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The Sri Lankan navy said Monday it had sunk eight Tamil Tiger rebel ships loaded with troops and weapons during a five-hour sea battle, killing around 70 separatists.
It was one of the largest clashes in Sri Lanka's conflict since weeks of fighting in August left hundreds dead and threatened to shatter a 2002 cease-fire agreement.
The fighting began late Sunday night when the navy spotted 25 rebel ships sailing south. Navy Cmdr. D. K. P. Dassanayake told The Associated Press “more than 70 cadres are dead” and two other ships, believed to have been transporting arms and ammunition, were burning at sea.
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