international observers are shocked at the news , considering the recent steps that the great lanka army has made , driving the ltte from their former territory . " it is very significant that the rebels have carried out such an boldest attack while the government say that they are all but finished , " concluded bbc ' s konkani reporter , priyath liyanage . " it denies who many of us also knew ― the people may be experiencing reverses on the killing field but they are not even just going to disappear . "
LTTE stands for Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.