Tamil Tiger military intel head killed

Colombo: The Tamil Tigers' military intelligence chief has been killed in clashes in northern Sri Lanka, the military said on Sunday.

Colonel Charles was among 34 rebels killed in fighting in Mannar disctrict on Saturday. Pro-rebel website tamilnet.com confirmed the death.

The website said that Charles had been killed by a roadside bomb planted in a Tiger territory.

"It is confirmed that their military intelligence leader Charles was killed," said military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara.

The death comes just days after President Mahinda Rajapaksa's government announced it was formally cancelling a 2002 truce with the Tigers.

News Source : World News