TamilNet: Special Release #2 LTTE 10/10/97 Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit ----------------------------------------------------------------- Following Press Release is sent for distribution through TamilNet , by the LTTE international secretariat, 211 Katherine Road, London E6 1BU, United Kingdom, Tel/fax: 0181-470 8593. ----------------------------------------------------------------- LTTE Headquarters, Tamil Eelam. 10. October 1997 SPECIAL RELEASE SPECIAL RELEASE News From Tamil Eelam 500 SRI LANKAN TROOPS KILLED IN PAST 5 DAYS Over 500 Sinhalese troops have been killed and several hundred seriously injured during the last five days of fighting in the jungl= e region northeast of Kanakarayankulam (5 October to 9 October). Meanwhile, in the heavy clashes that took place at Vingnakulam, Karapukuthy and Katkidanku, Sri Lankan troops suffered heavy casualties and were forced to withdraw to their original positions. LTTE forces have now regained control of these three towns and have meanwhile isolated and cut off supply lines to the soldiers occupyin= g Karapattamurippu, situated on the Mullaitivu-Mankulam road. 162 LTTE fighters have been killed in these battles. In these counter-offensi= ve operations LTTE commando units have captured several ammunition depo= ts and secured an immense quantity of arms and ammunition. 120mm mortar shells.........1405 81mm mortar shells.............6785 60mm mortar shells..........4394 81mm mortar....................14 60mm mortar.................22 40mm pistol shells.............1684 RPG shells..................1677 Medium rounds..................1,107= ,515 RPG propeller...............1098 (1.1 million) Medium rounds with links....2250 NATO rounds....................52,161 PK rounds...................37,825 PK rounds with links...........5203 50 calibre guns.............2 50 calibre rounds with links...4554 50 calibre rounds...........3360 Communication sets.............4 Grenades....................5306 Night vision sets..............11 Exploder....................94 Claymore mines.................263 Anti-personnel mines........1140 Dozer..........................8 Tractor.....................16 Military trucks................2 Pick-up.....................2 Buffel APC.....................2 Landrover...................1 Political Committee, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (English translation of the LTTE statement released by LTTE International Secretariat, 211 Katherine Road, London E6 1BU, United Kingdom. Tel:0181- 503 4294) ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: nyt@blythe.org ================================================================= nytas-10.12.97-23:35:04-9547