britishtamil.com

85 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed in Vannearikku'lam and 280 wounded in the fighting, according to informed sources close to the hierarchy of the Sri Lankan military. Meanwhile, Jayaratna florist, one of the leading florists in Colombo, took in charge 56 remains of SLA soldiers on Wednesday, before the 29 dead bodies handed over by the Tigers to the ICRC had reached Colombo. The high toll was not anticipated by the top brass of the SLA, which deployed elite Special Forces with high-powered rockets and explosives during the offensive push at Vannearikku'lam on Monday.