Sri Lanka President says troops enter final phase of the war

Apr 02, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that his troops now have entered the final phase of the battle with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Tigers (LTTE) who at present have been trapped in a small area.

Speaking at the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday night, the President said that though the military continues to request the remaining LTTE cadres to surrender, there was no positive response from those cadres.

The President revealed that these requests had been sent through radio communication by the forces.

Meanwhile, at the same meeting, the President instructed his ministers to be vigilant of LTTE suicide bombers, as intelligence sources have warned that there are 16 suicide bombers in Colombo already.

The President also instructed his ministers not to attend elections rallies for the upcoming Western Provincial Council polls because of this new threat.

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