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Sri Lankan jets ‘flatten’ Tamil Tiger radio station |
2007-11-28 |
COLOMBO - Sri Lankan war planes Tuesday ‘flattened’ the Tamil Tigers’ radio station, killing civilians, just moments before the broadcast of an annual speech by the rebels’ leader, the guerrillas said in a statement. ‘The Voice of Tigers buildings... was bombed by Sri Lanka Air Force at 4.30pm, today, War Heroes’ Day in the Tamil homeland,’ the rebels said in a statement. ‘Many civilian employees present at the Voice of Tigers office to broadcast the War Heroes’ commemorations were killed by the bombing. The Voice of Tigers buildings were flattened,’ it said. The statement said government jets dropped a total of 12 bombs, which also killed several civilians. The station in the north of the island had been due to start broadcasting an annual speech by the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Velupillai Prabhakaran, less than an hour after the raid. Prabhakaran’s speeches are always pre-recorded. |
Posted by:Steve White |
#10 That's that. |
Posted by: Seafarious 2007-11-28 23:52 |
#9 ESPECIALLY if they play that AOR format, then nobody should be spared! |
Posted by: Frank G 2007-11-28 20:46 |
#8 Civilians are the folks without guns who might be supporting an army who are fighting for their way of life. I don't know if I call folks who run a terrorist radio station "civilians" or not, even if their weapon doesn't take the form of a rifle. They seem to me to be "insurgents" of a slightly different stripe, much like Afghan poppy farmers. Blast 'em if they're contributing in any kind of substantial way. |
Posted by: gorb 2007-11-28 19:40 |
#7 The difference between this and Pakistan is that in Lankans vs Tigers there are two opposing sides, unlike Pakistan where everyone is essentially playing for the same team. |
Posted by: SteveS 2007-11-28 12:51 |
#6 #4 I'm not sure anyone ever actually "learns" anything in Pakistain. At least not the easy way |
Posted by: Abu do you love 2007-11-28 12:38 |
#5 Pat Travers had it right back in 1976... Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights Cue it up (strangely I promise to drag this one back out for Iran |
Posted by: OldSpook 2007-11-28 12:04 |
#4 I'm not sure anyone ever actually "learns" anything in Pakistain. |
Posted by: Fred 2007-11-28 11:15 |
#3 Splat? Flat. |
Posted by: Snomort de Medici2366 2007-11-28 10:40 |
#2 the Pak Air Force could learn a thing or two |
Posted by: Frank G 2007-11-28 10:08 |
#1 they wheree not civilisns consideringn they where brosdcastog from syerrrorist radion station |
Posted by: sinse 2007-11-28 01:57 |