Information About Incident 37920-72202-172968 in Puttalam Sri Lanka

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Meanwhile, at least 17 civilians were killed and over 200 injured when three LTTE suicide bombers rammed into civilian gatherings and blew themselves up inside the NFZ in the Puttumatalan area between 9.00a.-1.00pm (SLST) on April 20.

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Meanwhile, at least 17 civilians were killed and over 200 injured when three LTTE suicide bombers rammed into civilian gatherings and blew themselves up inside the NFZ in the Puttumatalan area between 9.00a.-1.00pm (SLST) on April 20. The Defence Ministry said the militants initially fired at civilians on the causeway using heavy machine guns, adds The Hindu. When they stepped into the lagoon to avoid LTTE machine gunfire, three LTTE cadres ran on to them and exploded themselves, the ministry added. In addition, a large group of people attacked the militants who attempted to stop them and crossed over to the army-line amid LTTE small arms fire. The Navy said its sea units deployed in the north-eastern coastal waters rescued 92 boats with over 1,500 civilians. Navy spokesperson D.K.P. Dassanayake said, The Sri Lanka Navy detected a cluster of small boats coming out of the NFZ early this morning with LTTE attack boats firing at them. Having identified that refugees were being attacked by the LTTE, Navy Sea units have separated the terrorist boats from refugee boats by tactically manoeuvring in between them. Government sources said that Air Force Unmanned Aerial Vehicles spotted more civilians being shot by LTTE cadres as they attempted to leave the NFZ, PTI reported.

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37920-72202-172968 4/21/2009 Sri Lanka 17 civilians killed and over 200 injured in LTTE suicide attacks even as troops rescue 39081 civilians trapped inside No fire Zone

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37920-72202-172968 4/21/2009 Sri Lanka attack Puttalam