Defence officials said the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) set off a powerful Claymore mine in northern Wanni region early Thursday, killing an army officer and wounding two others.
They said the LTTE had also clashed with a breakaway faction in the northeastern district of Trincomalee, leaving at least 15 guerrillas dead.
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There was no immediate comment from the Tigers about military claims of internecine clashes but they denied involvement in a wave of the bombings this week, accusing the Sri Lankan government of trying to discredit them on top of a ban slapped on the guerrillas by the European Union.
The two-day meeting which started in Oslo Thursday between the LTTE and the Colombo government is aimed at boosting the security of a 60-member Scandinavian mission monitoring a troubled truce.
Norway's Minister for International Development Erik Solheim told AFP their scope was more limited.
"These talks are not aimed at finding a political solution