Macan Tamil menembak mati empat petugas keamanan, termasuk dua orang prajurit, ketika bentrokan terus berlanjut di timur laut Sri Lanka, dimana militer telah mengambil-alih kota utama pemberontak.
Tamil Tigers shot dead four security personnel, including two soldiers, as fighting continued to rage in Sri Lanka's embattled northeast where the military has captured a key rebel-held town.