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Navy gunboats attack Tamil rebels

Defence officials in Sri Lanka say navy gunboats are locked in a major confrontation with a flotilla of Tamil rebel craft.

The attack is taking place off the north-eastern coast, near Chalai.

A defence ministry spokesman says there have been no government casualties but at least four rebel boats were destroyed by the navy.

20/04/01 14:21:38 | ABC Radio Australia News

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