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Jets pounding LTTE battlefront fortifications: Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Air Force jets Saturday carried out at least nine air raids 'targeting LTTE battlefield fortifications' as ground troops advancing in several directions were locked in fierce fighting with the Tamil Tigers on the outskirts of Kilinochchi, the rebels' political capital till recently, defence authorities here said.10:30 PM on December 13