Monday, May 4, 2009

Sri Lankan Navy Foils Sea Tiger Suicide Bomb Attack

Sri Lankan authorities claim that this morning (5/1) the Sri Lankan Navy foiled a LTTE suicide attack on its vessels by killing at least 23 Sea Tigers and sinking 3 of their boats, 2 of which were said to be heavily-laden with explosives. The incident happened off the Mullaitivu coast where the last of the Tamil Tiger rebels are holed up.

The Sea Tigers are the naval component of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE or Tamil Tigers).

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