MULLAITTIVU: TROOPS now closing in on their final target in PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU, in another round of heavy fighting this morning (2) beat the enemy bitterly killing over two dozens of terrorists.
Troops afterwards collected thirty-one dead Tigers, fifty T-56 weapons, one Global Positioning System (GPS) unit, two Rocket Propeller Guns (RPG), one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG), one M16 weapon, two I-com sets and several other LTTE items.
Troops sustained negligible damages in the fighting. A few soldiers injured during confrontations were admitted to hospitals.
