Six people, including two children, were shot dead on Sunday by the Tamil Tigers in southern Sri Lanka in an attack apparently aimed at avenging military operations against them, the military said.The LTTE cadres attacked farmers in Mahagodayaya village in Buttala region in the country's south, killing six -- two of them children, officials said.
The LTTE cadres attacked farmers in Mahagodayaya village in Buttala region in the country's south, killing six -- two of them children, officials said.The attack was an apparent revenge attack for the military offensive against them in the northern part of the country, they said.
The Tigers have been cornered by the Sri Lankan security forces in a 20 square km area, packed with civilians, in the country's north east.
Sri Lankan government today ordered troops to halt their offensive against the LTTE for two days in view of the Tamil and Sinhala New Year to allow trapped civilians to escape the war zone, amidst reports that Tiger supremo V Prabhakaran has apparently agreed to a rescue mission by a western country.
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