Colombo, December 23, SPA -- At least nine Tamil rebels and a police officer were killed in northern Sri Lanka over the weekend with government troops capturing one rebel stronghold, military officials said Sunday. Troops destroyed four rebel bunker Sunday morning, killing at least eight rebels in the Nagarkovil area, 370 kilometres north of the capital, the military was quoted as saying by DPA.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/511651