Tamil Tigers say the fight will continue
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From Times Wire Reports
Separatist rebels vowed to hit military and economic targets across the country in retaliation for the army’s capture of eastern Sri Lanka, even as government leaders planned a party to celebrate the victory.
The government said it had routed the last organized Tamil Tiger resistance in the east, taking control of the area for the first time in 13 years. The rebels still maintain a de facto state in parts of northern Sri Lanka.
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