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Sri Lankan soldiers killed in rebel assault
January 12, 1997
Web posted at: 4:15 p.m. EST (0915 GMT)COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- At least five Sri Lankan soldiers were killed Sunday when Tamil rebels ambushed the troops in a pre-dawn attack in the north, military officials in the area said.
Rebels raided the army's forward defenses at Chettikulam in the Vavuniya district, 150 miles (240 km) north of the capital Colombo. An official at the Ministry of Defense confirmed the raid but said details were not available.
The attack comes three days after rebels killed at least 142 soldiers at a northern army base.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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