Two soldiers were killed and 12 wounded during a fierce battle with suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in northeast Sri Lanka on Monday, the military said. The soldiers were on patrol in Selvanagar and Thoppur villages, in northeastern Trincomalee district, when the insurgents fired artillery and mortars, military spokesman Brig. Prasad Samarasinghe said. The soldiers called for support, and the army returned fire from nearby bases, he said. «There are some casualties, two killed and 12 injured,» he said. He did not comment on rebel casualties, according to a report of the Associated Press.
