LTTE Sea Tiger group leader killed

An LTTE Sea Tiger group leader identified as Arivu has been killed by the Sri Lanka Army’s 58 Division infantrymen when they stormed an LTTE hideout in the Piramanthalkulam area in Mullaittivu yesterday (Jan. 31).

The LTTE cadres were preparing for an assault at the time of the surprise military attack which left many terrorists killed and others fleeing in disarray, security sources said. Meanwhile, seven other terrorists were also killed by sniper fire in separate locations Northeast of Piramanthalkulama and North of Vishvamadu, military sources added.

Meanwhile defence sources say that the two Black Tiger camps captured by troops yesterday yielded the largest weapons haul in the on-going operations in the Vishvamadukulam area. They also recovered 12 bodied of Tiger cadres, who are believed to be from the Black Tiger brigade.