Lankan airman killed in claymore blast

Colombo, Sep 26 (UNI) A Sri Lankan Air Force airman was killed and another injured in claymore blast by suspected LTTE cadres in the North-Central Vavuniya district this morning, a military official said here.

A group of airmen was going through physical training exercise in the morning when the LTTE cadres detonated a powerful claymore using a remote control device, killing one airman and wounding another at Poovarasankulam in Vavuniya.

A search operation was under way in the area to arrest the culprits.

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