பொலிஸாருடன் ஏற்பட்ட மோதலில் இரண்டு விடுதலைப்புலி உறுப்பினர்கள் கொல்லப்பட்டுள்ளனர்

Rebels killed in clash with Sri Lanka police

COLOMBO, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least two former Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in a clash with police, officials said Wednesday.

The police spokesman senior deputy inspector general Nimal Madiwaka told reporters that police's special task force killed the two rebels Tuesday evening in the eastern province location of Kalmunai.

The STF raided the area around Thirumunai lagoon and confrontedthe rebels, one of them Kandapody was an eastern leader for the former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels.

The two rebels were responsible for the April murder of a senior police officer in the district, Madiwaka told reporters.

The LTTE rebels were evicted from the eastern province by the government troops in mid 2007 before their total defeat from the entire north and east regions last May.