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Sixteen civilians from an extended family were killed as the vehicle they were travelling came under a claymore attack in the rebel-held Kilinochchi on Friday. Hospital authorities told BBC Sandeshaya that 16 dead bodies were brought to the hospital. The Tamil Tigers accused Deep Penetration Unit (DPU) of the Sri Lankan military of carrying out the attack. A Sri Lanka government official and another civilian were killed in a claymore mine explosion at Mankulam-Aellankulam Road on Thursday night. Air attacks near Jaffna The official was identified as officer in charge of Fisheries Authority in Mannar, JP Julian. Four other people have sustained injuries in the blast, journalist Dinasena Ratugamage reported. In a separate incident, the rebels said two civilians were killed near the Jaffna peninsula in a raid by the Sri Lankan air force. Military spokesman, Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, denied that the security forces were involved in either incident. | LOCAL LINKS  LTTE top ranker dies20 May, 2008 | Sandeshaya Polls for northern PC 'very soon'06 May, 2008 | Sandeshaya In war "one can't always win"24 April, 2008 | Sandeshaya Govt. 'extends' war deadline18 April, 2008 | Sandeshaya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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