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| Tamil Tiger rebels have launched an attack on an air force base in the north of Sri Lanka, the country's Defence Ministry says. | Tamil Tiger rebels have launched an attack on an air force base in the north of Sri Lanka, the country's Defence Ministry says. |
| Gunfire and explosions could be heard in Anuradhapura, 210km (130 miles) north of the capital Colombo, before dawn on Monday, the ministry stated. | Gunfire and explosions could be heard in Anuradhapura, 210km (130 miles) north of the capital Colombo, before dawn on Monday, the ministry stated. |
| It also said that a Tigers' plane had dropped two bombs on the base, but gave no details of damage. | |
| The Tamil Tigers are fighting for a Tamil homeland in the north and east. | |
| Six years ago, the Tigers used a plane to bomb an air base, next to the country's only international airport, near Colombo. | |
| The group are believed to have a small number of single-engined light aircraft, which have been smuggled into the north of the country by boat and the reassembled. |