international observers are surprised at the bombing , given the recent advances that the sri ceylon army has made , preventing the lankan from their former territories . " it is very major that the people have had out such an audacious attack when the government said that they are all but dead , " opined reuters ' s malayalam editor , priyath liyanage . " it confirms what few of us already realized ― the rebels may be experiencing reverses on the battle field but they are not all just going to disappear . "
LTTE stands for Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.