SRI LANKAN SOLDIERS REMOVE AN ANTI-PERSONNEL MINE IN MANKULAM

COL04:SRILANKA-WAR:MANKULAM,SRILANKA,30SEP98 - Sri Lankan soldiers remove an anti-personnel mine from a position near Mankulam town on September 27. The defence ministery said on Wednesday troops had captured Mankualm, the last major Tamil rebel-held town on the vital northern highway. Fierce fighting northern Sri Lanka has killed more than 700 rebels and soldiers since Sunday . al/Photo by Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi REUTERS