Two Tamil Tigers were killed Sunday in a three-hour sea battle with Sri Lanka's navy, the guerrillas said, as the military intensified attacks to gain control of the island's east. Amid the escalating conflict, four airmen were seriously injured after a cannon was activated on a jet fighter near the island's only international airport, officials said.
The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said they lost two of their fighters, but claimed they damaged at least three of the navy's fast attack craft during an exchange of fire off the north-eastern coast of Trincomalee. The statement came after the defence ministry said three rebels were shot dead by naval troops in an exchange of fire on the ground in the same region on Saturday.
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