Tigers accuse Lankan troops of fresh attack
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have accused government forces of launching a fresh attack against them and breaking an agreement last month to halt violence.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said about 30 security personnel and paramilitary soldiers attacked their post at Kaddumurippu on Friday night.
"The LTTE counter-attacked and the Sri Lanka army and paramilitaries were forced to retreat, abandoning their weapons. Subsequently the LTTE retrieved these weapons," the Tigers said in a statement on Sunday.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. There was no immediate reaction from the defence ministry which has routinely denied that it was supporting any "paramilitary" units to stage attacks against the Tigers.
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