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| Sri Lanka |
| US, Italian ambassadors injured by Tamils |
| 2007-02-27 |
| THE US and Italian ambassadors to Sri Lanka were wounded today in an artillery attack by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in eastern Sri Lanka. US ambassador Robert Blake and Italian envoy Prio Mariani were hit by shrapnel from the attack at the Batticaloa airforce base as they got off a military helicopter, Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said. Mr Samarasinghe had been with the pair when the attack happened. Mr Mariani had a head injury and was taken to the main local hospital together with 11 others, hospital director Muruganathan Moorthy told AFP. The US ambassador had minor injuries and was being flown to Colombo. |
| Posted by:Snuling Gloling9123 |
| #3 I think the CockaToo sang. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-02-27 18:14 |
| #2 This attack, coupled with the bombing at Bagram air base, suggests to me that a mole in our State Department is actively passing out information to the bad guys. State has been on the other side for a while now, this is just my guess as to where the new intel is originating. |
| Posted by: Rob06 2007-02-27 15:31 |
| #1 Excellent operation. I wonder who tipped them off - they knew the time, they knew the place, they knew who was coming. Plus, they actually put a mortar round in the right place, and made a clean getaway afterwards. |
| Posted by: gromky 2007-02-27 05:18 |