Associated Press, Sat Jan 21 05:16:12 EST 2006
KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press Writer - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Two suspected Tamil Tiger rebels were killed and a police officer was injured Saturday in a shootout at a checkpoint in northern Sri Lanka - , the military said. Violence has soared in northeastern Sri Lanka - in recent months, putting a four-year-old truce under increasing strain. <p> At least 78 members of government security forces have been killed in violence, mainly mine blasts, blamed on Tamil rebels since Dec. 4. The guerrillas have repeatedly denied any involvement.
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