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Tamil Tigers call 10-day truce THE Tamil Tiger rebels announced yesterday they would observe a unilateral ten-day ceasefire as a goodwill gesture during a regional summit to be held in Sri Lanka later this month.

Air force bombs Tamil Tiger air strip AIR Force jets yesterday bombed an air strip used by Tamil Tiger rebels, while 16 insurgents were killed in ground clashes in the north.

Tamil Tigers sink navy weapons ship amid rising violence ahead of troubled elections TAMIL Tiger rebels sank a navy ammunition ship moored in the north-east of Sri Lanka yesterday in an attack coinciding with key elections in the tense eastern province. In an upsurge of violence ahead of polls in the troubled country, infantry clashe

£45,000 offer to suicide bombers SRI Lanka has launched a poster campaign inviting would-be Tamil Tiger suicide bombers to phone a government helpline in exchange for 10 million rupees (£45,000) and a new life overseas.

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