Thudpucker
04-26-2006, 12:32 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4946730.stm
Thousands of people have fled their homes in north-eastern Sri Lanka as the military launched fresh air strikes on Tamil Tiger targets.
About 40,000 people were moving north to seek safety in the jungle, local officials told a BBC correspondent.
At least 15 civilians have died since the strikes began on Tuesday, a rebel leader in Trincomalee district said.
The strikes were in response to a suicide attack on army headquarters, which killed at least eight people.
The army said three people had been killed and at least 11 were injured in a rebel attack overnight, but rebels denied the attack.
Thousands of people have fled their homes in north-eastern Sri Lanka as the military launched fresh air strikes on Tamil Tiger targets.
About 40,000 people were moving north to seek safety in the jungle, local officials told a BBC correspondent.
At least 15 civilians have died since the strikes began on Tuesday, a rebel leader in Trincomalee district said.
The strikes were in response to a suicide attack on army headquarters, which killed at least eight people.
The army said three people had been killed and at least 11 were injured in a rebel attack overnight, but rebels denied the attack.