Landing the Big One

Landing the Big One

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Tamil Tiger terrorist suicide boats strike again, sinking two Sri Lankan Navy ships


The Tamil Tiger terrorist suicide boats have struck again as reported here:
A Sri Lankan navy ship was sunk in a suicide boat attack by Tamil Tigers today, and Air Force planes attacked Tamil military targets in a breakdown of the country's cease fire.

The Tigers, who are fighting for a separate homeland in the South Asian island nation, destroyed a gunboat escorting a ship carrying several hundred off-duty soldiers, said Keheliya Rambukwella, a defense ministry spokesman in Colombo. He said he didn't have casualty details. Two navy ships were destroyed, killing 15 sailors and 30 Tigers, Agence France-Presse reported.
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The ship carrying the off-duty soldiers returned safely to port, Rambukwella said.
See earlier post of Tamil Tiger maritime operations here.

UPDATE: (5/12/06) Truce monitors trying to sort out the mess crreated by the Tiger sea attack here. Tamil Tiger background here.

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