Sri Lanka (ceylon) - Tamilen

[Schneemann]

Sri Lankan army captures 'massive' rebel base

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- The Sri Lankan military says it has captured a massive Tamil Tiger training base with underground bunkers, lecture halls and a cemetery.

According to a military statement, a series of battles across the northern war zone Saturday killed 27 Tamil Tiger fighters and seven government troops.

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