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Last updated: 26 May, 2007 - Published 17:57 GMT
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LTTE women cardres surrender
LTTE Cardres on the battle field
LTTE Cardres on the battle field
The government says that six women Tamil Tiger cardres surrrendred to an army camp in the East.

A defence spokesman at the Army media unit said that the six women were between 14 to 17 years of age and that they had been forcibly taken away by the LTTE.

The LTTE women cardres had been abducted while visiting their relatives and on the way to a Hindu temple.

One of the girls was abducted while going to school.

The spokesperson added that the six women cardres had fled the LTTE camp at Thoppigala to surrender at the Army camp in Siththandi ,Batticoala.

The six women had crossed the lagoon and arrived at the Army Camp.

LTTE spokesperson was not contactable for comment .

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