Karuna faction of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers overran three LTTE camps in the east Thoppigala, on Saturday, killing at least 35 LTTE members in one of the biggest attacks in recent months, the Karuna group said.
About 200 members of the renegade group, which is led by former Tiger eastern commander Karuna Amman, attacked the camps in Toppigala, about 40 km (25 miles) from the town of Batticalao.
"Our intelligence reports said there were top LTTE commanders there, 30 cadres were killed on the spot and captured 17 RPGs, 70 weapons," said Asad Maulana, a spokesperson for the Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal, the political wing of the Karuna faction. Two members of Karuna were wounded in the attack, he said.
There was no immediate comment from the LTTE, which says the Sri Lankan military is backing the renegade group.
The attack comes at a time when fighting between the LTTE and the military has intensified in the north and the east.
(http://www.lankaenews.com/English/news.php?id=3552)
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