Sunday, October 15, 2006

Navy Destroys Tiger Boat Carrying Weapon And Explosive

MANNAR: SRI LANKA NAVY (SLN) this morning (15) successfully thwarted another Tamil Tiger attempt of transporting weapon, ammunition and explosive to their carders in MANNAR area after detecting a fast moving Tiger boat carrying weapon and explosive about 35 nautical miles in the seas off ARIPPU WEST around 9.00 a.m

SLN after detecting an unusual movement of a boat which was moving fast towards north signaled for the identity, in turn received a heavy gunfire from the inside of the boat injuring three sailors.

Sailors with the intention of preventing the escape of the Tigers brought a high caliber gunfire down to Tiger boat which in no time burst into flames with at least six Tigers inside.

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