Sementara itu dua orang prajurit tersebut terbunuh kemarin malam di distrik bagian timur Batticalao, dimana pasukan mengambilalih daerah kekuasaan utama pada pemberontak di kota Vakarai pada Jumat lalu, kata kementerian pertahanan.
The two soldiers were killed last night in the eastern district of Batticaloa, where troops took the main rebel stronghold of Vakarai on Friday, the defence ministry said.