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Colombo: Sri Lankan government planes bombed three Tamil Tiger boats off the northern coast yesterday, the military said, after fighting since the weekend left 47 rebels dead.
The fighting and the air raids were the latest in near daily land, sea and air battles that have left hundreds dead in recent months.
"We saw two boats coming and we engaged them on the beach, destroying them. One more we pursued in the sea and it exploded when we hit it," said air force spokesman Andrew Wijesuriya about the latest raid off the Mullaithivu coast.
Wijesuriya said helicopter gunships were deployed to support ground troops in the northwest Mannar area where troops killed seven rebels in clashes yesterday. Fighting also erupted along the frontlines in the north.
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