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The Website further reported that more than 100 SLA soldiers were killed in a Black Tigers (cadres of the suicide wing of the LTTE) attack targeting soldiers in the Keappaapulavu area, according to February 4 edition of Eezha Naatham daily, the only newspaper printed in LTTE-controlled territory.
From this sentence, the following information was extracted.
Keappaapulavu Eezha NaathamRatnapura
kill in a Black Tigers ( cadres of the suicide wing of the LTTE ) attack targeting soldiers in the Keappaapulavu area more than 100 SLA soldiersThis data was extracted from the following paragraph of the newspaper clippings.
The Website further reported that more than 100 SLA soldiers were killed in a Black Tigers (cadres of the suicide wing of the LTTE) attack targeting soldiers in the Keappaapulavu area, according to February 4 edition of Eezha Naatham daily, the only newspaper printed in LTTE-controlled territory. The Black Tigers rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the SLA installation and the LTTE commandos stormed the ''box'' and brought it under their control.
| Event ID | Date | Country | Storyhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37012-70370-167975 | 2/7/2009 | Sri Lanka | LTTE s Radha Regiment headquarters overran in Visuamadu |
The original source are newspaper clippings and extracts collected by the South Asian Terrorism Portal.
Note: incidences are geocoded by the district centroid.
In the same newspaper clipping is further information on the events:
| Event ID | Date | Country | Act | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37012-70370-167975 | 2/7/2009 | Sri Lanka | kill | Ratnapura |