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| Sri Lanka navy destroys 4 Tamil rebel boats |
| 2009-01-20 |
| COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's military says the navy has destroyed four Tamil Tiger rebel boats during a fierce clash off the country's northern coast. Navy spokesman D.K.P. Dassanayake says patrol vessels attacked a flotilla of rebel boats late Monday in the sea off Mullaittivu, the last rebel stronghold. He says one naval craft was damaged in an explosion caused by a rebel boat packed with explosives. He says details of the casualties are not available. There was no immediate comment from the rebels, who have fought since 1983 to create an independent homeland for ethnic minority Tamils. |
| Posted by:Steve White |