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The damage caused by air raids in Vakarai is not to the propotions as described by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) say journalists who visited Vakarai on Tuesday. Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Gotabhaya Rajapakse accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff, Service Commanders, and the IGP visited Vakarai. Also accompanied with them were some jounalists from govt. media institutions. The Daily News Defense correspondent Ranil Wijepala told Sandesaya that he did not see in Vakarai as much damage as described by the LTTE. Vakrai hospital not damaged to the extent as LTTE had claimed, he said.
There were LTTE camps which were destroyed by the air raids and 'Sornam' Base of the LTTE at Verugal was also destroyed, journalist Wijepala said. The Engineering brigade of the Sri Lanka Army has repaired the Panichchankerni bridge which was damaged by the LTTE, he said. Journalist Wijepala said Kadirvel School was also not damaged as claimed by the LTTE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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