http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806769/posts
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6494121.stm
Last Updated: Monday, 26 March 2007, 06:29 GMT 07:29 UK
"Sri Lankan rebels launch air raid"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have bombed a military base near the international airport north of Colombo, in the rebels' first ever aerial attack.
Three people were killed and 16 injured when light aircraft dropped two bombs, officials said, hitting a parking area for planes and helicopter gunships.
The international airport - which was not damaged - was closed briefly.
Tiger rebels attacked the airport and base in 2001, killing 18 and wiping out half of the national airline fleet.
A statement from the Tamil Tiger rebel group, carried by TamilNet, claimed responsibility for the attack on the Katunayake base, which is 30km (20 miles) north of Colombo.
I heard a large thud and we all went to the window - there was a long silence and then several more explosions followed by machine gun fire
Neil Butler
British eyewitness
The group said two aircraft were used in the bombing and both planes returned to rebel-held territory safely."
ADDING links to post no. 1392:
http://defencenet.blogspot.com/
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http://defencenet.blogspot.com/2007/03/ltte-attacks-kab.html
Monday, March 26, 2007
"LTTE attacks KAB"
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http://defencenet.blogspot.com/2007/02/ltte-planning-to-attack-mig27-hangar.html
Monday, February 19, 2007
"LTTE planning to attack MiG27 hangar"
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http://www.saag.org
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http://www.saag.org/papers22/paper2182.html
Paper no. 2182
26.03.2007
"LTTE'S AIR STRIKE ON AIR FORCE BASE - INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM MONITOR---PAPER NO. 209"
by B. Raman
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http://www.saag.org/papers14/paper1398.html
Paper no. 1398
02. 06. 2005
"THE WORLD'S FIRST TERRORIST AIR FORCE"
by B.Raman