COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug 28, SPA -- Two soldiers were killed and 12 wounded during a fierce battle with suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in northeast Sri Lanka on Monday, the military said. The soldiers were on patrol in Selvanagar and Thoppurvillages, in northeastern Trincomalee district, when theinsurgents fired artillery and mortars, military spokesmanBrig. Prasad Samarasinghe said. The soldiers called for support, and the army returnedfire from nearby bases, he said. «There are some casualties, two killed and 12 injured,»he said. He did not comment on rebel casualties, according to a report of the Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/385516