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Friday, 28 April 2006, 19:08 GMT 20:08 UK

In pictures: Sri Lanka air strikes aftermath

A destroyed Tamil Tiger camp
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A Tamil Tiger training camp was hit in the north-eastern town of Trincomalee during two days of air strikes by the Sri Lankan military.

A Tamil Tiger camp bunker
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A few tin sheds in the Tiger camp were destroyed but some structures such as this observation post escaped damage.

A shooting board in the Tamil Tiger camp
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Shooting targets lying on the ground are evidence that the camp was used for weapons training.

Tamil Tiger fighters
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But there were few casualties as the local Tiger leadership had managed to find out about the imminent attack.

A missile crater near a shop
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The attacks on the Tamil-dominated Muthur district have left 15 people dead and around 40 wounded.

refugees
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There is fear in the town and many Tamils have taken refuge in schools and makeshift dwellings under trees.

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