Sunday, April 16, 2000,
Chandigarh, India
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21 LTTE rebels
killed
COLOMBO,
April 15 (PTI) Twentyone LTTE rebels were killed
and 12 Sri Lankan security personnel were injured in
different encounters in north and east of the country
during the Sinhala and Tamil new year yesterday, defence
sources said today. The LTTE militants were killed in
several counter-attacks by the troops on rebel positions
in as many as seven places in northern Jaffna where the
army was attempting to push strong pockets of resistance
established by the rebels in a massive offensive on March
26. The security forces also suffered casualties when a
jeep carrying six policemen was caught in an LTTE
landmine on the eve of the new year. Five constables
sustained injuries.
Blasts at
airport
KINSHASA, April 15
(AP) Explosions shook Kinshasas airport,
setting fire to several buildings, killing some persons
and seriously injuring others. State-run radio reported
that a short circuit sparked a fire at an army munitions
depot yesterday, triggering a series of explosions that
shattered the windows of the airport terminal. The fire
spread to a fuel depot, causing further explosions, and
engulfing two military planes in flames, the radio said.
Victor Banerjee
NEW DELHI,
April 15 (PTI) Well-known film actor Victor
Banerjee today resigned from the BJP saying he lacked the
temperament to sincerely and devotedly serve a
constituency for five years. In a letter to party
President Kushabhau Thakre, he said the concept of
Hindutva as a social movement, where it might hurt the
fundamental rights and sentiments of fellow human beings,
is something I did not subscribe to when I joined the BJP
and cannot ever.
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