SLA directs artillery fire towards Batticaloa LTTE-areas[TamilNet, Monday, 21 August 2006, 04:46 GMT]Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Saturday night around 8:30 p.m. directed artillery and mortar bombs from its military installations in Vavunativu, Kommathurai, Kiran, Pulipainthakal and Meeravodai towards border areas held by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Batticaloa district. The attack continued for about one and a half hours, residents said. Large number of civilians in LTTE held border villagers fled to safe areas, sources said.
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