COLOMBO, August 17 (SPA) - Almost 50 Tamil Tiger fightersand seven soldiers have been killed and an important rebeltraining base has been captured in fighting in Sri Lanka'snorth over the past two days, the military said on Sunday. The rebel training base in Mullaitivu district, completewith underground bunkers, was captured on Saturday whilefighter jets bombed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)positions as part of a continued push into rebel strongholds inthe north. "Troops have captured one of LTTE training bases with 100underground bunkers," said military spokesman Brigadier UdayaNanayakkara. Reuters quoted the military as saying that 49 Tamil Tiger rebels had been killed infighting since Friday and another 59 wounded. It said sevensoldiers were also killed and 32 wounded.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/582673