News from Tamil Eelam - 10 December 1997
	
LTTE ATTACKS ARMY UNIT
	LTTE forces yesterday attacked a Sri Lankan army unit at Punanai main
	street (in Batticaloa district). One Sinhalese soldier was killed
	while the rest fled. LTTE forces recovered the body of the dead
	soldier. There were no LTTE casualties.
	
TWO SOLDIERS KILLED IN PULMODDAI
	Yesterday at 6:30 AM LTTE forces attacked the Arusimalai army camp in
	Pulmoddai, killing two Sri Lankan soldiers. There were no LTTE
	casualties, and some arms and ammunition were captured from the army..
	
LATEST LTTE CASUALTIES IN VANNI
	On Tuesday 9/12/97, 3 LTTE fighters died at Kanagarayankulam in a
	clash with occupying Sinhalese armed forces and 4 LTTE fighters died
	at Karipattamurippu in an unexpected clash with Sinhalese armed
	forces..
	
	One LTTE fighter died after receiving serious injuries in last
	Thursday's battle with Sinhalese armed forces at Manankulam.
	
TAMIL STUDENT KILLED BY ARMY
	A 19-year old Tamil student was killed when Sri Lankan police at
	Jayanthipuram (Batticaloa) opened fire on him. The student's name was
	Kirupananthan Arulnathan. He was killed on the way to his house.
	
COLOMBO-BASED ARMY THREATENS TAMILS TO PROVIDE THEM FOOD
	The Sri Lankan army manning checkpoints in Colombo have forced local
	Tamil businesses to provide them with three meals a day and beverages.
	Tamil establishments have been threatened to bring these items
	directly to army checkpoints and have been ordered to be punctual or
	face the consequences. The armed forces do not pay for these services.
	
TWO PREGNANT TAMIL WOMEN LOSE BABIES DUE TO SINHALA ARMY
	A 24-year old pregnant Tamil woman, Tharmalingam Yasotha, was
	travelling on a bus recently near Kaluthavai (in Batticaloa district)
	when a group of Sri Lankan soldiers, also on the bus, dropped a
	grenade near her. The woman suffered injuries and was taken to
	hospital, where her unborn baby was discovered to have died in the
	womb. Also, last Friday at Valaichchenai, Sri Lankan forces opened
	fire on Tamil civilians, injuring a pregnant mother named Thayalini.
	Thayalini's unborn baby had to be removed from her womb after bullets
	went through her stomach, killing the baby.
	
(English translation of the news released by LTTE International Secretariat, 
211 Katherine Road, London E6 1BU, United Kingdom. Tel:0181- 503 4294)