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Air force jets pound Tiger targets
Sri Lankan air force jets and helicopters yesterday bombed a series of rebel targets in the north and northeast as a small bomb explosion on a busy street in the national capital wounded three people, a military spokesman said.
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- Published: 22:51 January 3, 2009
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Sri Lanka bombs Tiger rebel positions
Sri Lanka fears terror attacks after troops capture rebel headquarters
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Suicide bomber kills 3 in Colombo
Suicide bomber kills 3 in Colombo
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Tread with care in civilian areas
Tread with care in civilian areas
Colombo: Sri Lankan air force jets and helicopters on Saturday bombed a series of rebel targets in the north and northeast as a small bomb explosion on a busy street in the national capital wounded three people, a military spokesman said.
The Sri Lankan Army pressed deeper into Tamil Tiger territory a day after capturing Kilinochchi, the rebels' de facto capital.
The fall of Kilinochchi has squeezed the rebels into 1,605 square kilometres they still hold in the northeast. The rebel-affiliated TamilNet website said the Tamil Tigers had moved their headquarters before the town fell.
Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said the target of the bomb planted under a car in Colombo was unknown but it was intended to create panic.
On Friday, a suspected rebel suicide attacker blew himself up near the air force headquarters in the heart of Colombo, killing three airmen and wounding 37 other people.
Do you think the capture of Kilinochchi, the Tamil Tigers' de facto capital, will weaken the rebels? What do you think is a possible solution to the separatist struggle in Sri Lanka?
Your comments
Weapons must be handled by only licenced people. That is only Sri Lanka's Army,Navy,Air force and Police Forces.
Charith Dharmapala
Sharjah,UAE
Posted: January 04, 2009, 07:36
There has to be a fair solution for this issue.
Guru
Dubai,UAE
Posted: January 04, 2009, 07:34
Capturing rebels is not as important as solving the general issue of rebels.
Gamage
Dubai,UAE
Posted: January 04, 2009, 07:27
It will not solve the Problems of the minority Tamils.
Mohammad Tanweer
Abu Dhabi,UAE
Posted: January 04, 2009, 07:03
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