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Tamil Tigers 'launch air strike' | |
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Tamil Tiger rebels have bombed military targets in the north-east of Sri Lanka using light aircraft, officials say. | |
A security source was quoted as saying two military installations were hit by the rebels in the Welioya region. | |
The source said they dropped three bombs and flew back. Security forces have just launched a fresh drive against the Tigers in the area. | |
It would be the fifth rebel aerial strike since the Tigers created an air force a year ago. | |
It came as police arrested nine people over a suspected rebel bomb blast that killed 26 people on a bus near the capital, Colombo, in Friday's evening rush hour. | |
Sunday's attack is said to have caused no damage but would indicate the rebels have the coordinates of military targets. | Sunday's attack is said to have caused no damage but would indicate the rebels have the coordinates of military targets. |
"They came and dropped three bombs. Nobody was hurt, and no damage to any property," said military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara. | |
The rebels launched their last air strike in October 2007 on an air force base in Anuradhapura. | |
The Tigers have fought for a generation for an independent state for the Tamil minority. | The Tigers have fought for a generation for an independent state for the Tamil minority. |
At least 70,000 people have died since the civil war began in 1983. | At least 70,000 people have died since the civil war began in 1983. |