Sri Lanka landmine blast kills 2 officials: Rebels

Colombo, Jan 5: Two Sri Lankan government officials were killed and three were wounded today when a claymore mine exploded in a rebel-controlled northern region, the Tamil Tigers said.

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) military spokesman R Ilannthirayan said a Sri Lankan army team that had crossed into Nedunkeni area, apparently to target rebels, hit government officials by mistake.

''It was a deep penetration team, they launched a claymore attack against a vehicle belonging to the department of agriculture and killing two officials travelling inside and wounding a further three,'' he said.

REUTERS

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