Sri Lankan rebels accuse troops of killing four

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers Thursday said government troops had penetrated deep within their territory and killed four rebel fighters. The incident occurred in a rebel-held region in the north-eastern Trincomalee district, about 215 kilometers (135 miles) from the capital, Colombo, a report posted on the pro-rebel TamilNet website said.
The defence ministry denied government troops had entered Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) territory. The rebels and the government signed a cease-fire in 2002 but it has been breached by almost daily tit-for-tat attacks in the past six months. At least 830 people have died in the violence since December, according to official figures.