Pasukan keamanan berusaha menerobos posisi Pembebasan Macan Tamil Eelam (LTTE) di distrik Vavuniya, namun dipukul balik dengan serangan berat mortir dari pihak gerilyawan, kata Macan Tamil.
Security forces tried to advance towards Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) positions in the Vavuniya district, but were beaten back by heavy mortar fire from the guerrillas, the Tigers said.