A soldier was killed and another wounded when the Liberation Tigers ambushed a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) patrol at Kathiraveli, 79 km. north of Batticaloa around 6.30 p.m. yesterday said sources. The SLA soldiers at Vaakarai retaliated by firing shells towards Kathiraveli.
The SLA moved in to this coastal hamlet, 15 km. north of Vaakarai during an operation two weeks ago.