A ship suspected of ferrying Tamil weapons, that was sunk by the Sri Lankan military, originated in Indonesia and more vessels may be on the way, a government minister said on Tuesday. The ship was sunk on Sunday off Sri Lanka's east coast by naval ships and aircraft after a tip-off from a neighbouring country, defence spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said, without elaborating. "We know that the ship originated from a port in Indonesia and there could be at least two other similar ships," Rambukwella said. "We are on the look-out and obviously we had good information from a friendly country," he added.
Rambukwella said the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were probably trying to smuggle in artillery and anti-aircraft missiles after suffering a string of setbacks in recent clashes with the military in the north and east. The military released video footage of the attack filmed from a reconnaissance aircraft. |