COLOMBO - At least 200 Tamil Tiger rebels and 65 soldiers were killed when the guerrillas attacked a military camp in the island's east, defence officials said yesterday.
Rebel communications monitored by the military indicated that 200 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam fighters were killed and 120 wounded during Thursday's pre-dawn attack on Vnunathivu camp in Batticaloa, about 200 km from Colombo. The camp was later retaken by government forces.