Sri Lanka: 2 soldiers, 2 rebels killed in fighting

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, October 18, SPA --Two soldiers and two Tamil Tigerrebels were killed in clashes in northern Sri Lanka and ina popular wildlife park in the southeast, the military saidSaturday. Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said troopsrecovered the bodies of two guerrillas after severalclashes Friday near the Tamil Tigers' de facto capital ofKilinochchi in the north. One soldier was killed and fourothers were wounded in those clashes, he said. Separately, one soldier died when army units attacked agroup of rebels inside the Yala wildlife park in theisland's southeast, Nanayakkara was quoted as saying by Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/598853

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