Task Force 1 (TF 1) troops today reached the northern boundaries of the Kilinochchi built up and started pounding the LTTE strongholds in the Adampan area. According to the battlefield sources, troops of 8 Sinha Regiment (8 SR) have captured 3 LTTE bunkers and a battle trench located 9 Km West of Kilinochchi town around 9.45 AM. During the subsequent search, troops found two bodies of slain LTTE cadres and five T-56 riffles. Troops are continuing their march towards Kilinochchi, the sources added.
Meanwhile, snipers deployed in the North of Kilinochchi have confirmed shooting down of three LTTE cadres during the morning hours. The sources further reveal that LTTE terrorist have put up another earth bund encircling the Kilincochchi built up to slow down the military advance.