INDIAN TROOPS BATTLE TAMILS
August 2, 1989
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
Indian troops killed 33 Tamil guerrillas who attacked an Indian military camp in northwest Sri Lanka, officials said Monday. A spokesman for the Tigers rejected the large casualty figure. The battle with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels took place a day after the token withdrawal of 600 of the 45,000 Indian soldiers on the island.