[ Vavuniya News Media, 05/26/06 20:37:56 GMT by admin | Category: National News ]

A member of the Liberation Tigers was killed and a civilian driver was seriously injured when the Sri Lanka Army soldiers who had advanced in to LTTE held area, set off a mine targetting a tractor that was transporting food to LTTE'S forward defence lines (FDL) in Madu, LTTE sources in Mannar said.


The ambush occured around 9.50 p.m., Wednesday, the sources said. The civilian driver was identified as Viji,26, of Kilinochchi.