12 SLA killed, 19 wounded in Vavuniyaa - LTTE[TamilNet, Wednesday, 02 July 2008, 08:50 GMT]Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) officials in Vanni told media Wednesday morning that the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) attempt to break into LTTE defences at Paalamoaddai on Tuesday was thwarted around 10:00 p.m. the same day. 12 SLA soldiers were killed and 19 wounded in the fighting that raged for hours, the Tigers said. The confrontation broke out at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday and continued throughout the evening till the move was defeated at 10:00 p.m., the Tigers said. The LTTE has not released details of own casualties. Chronology:
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