Sri Lanka says jets destroy Tamil Tiger naval HQ

Colombo, Apr 4: Sri Lankan air force jets bombed and destroyed the headquarters of the Tamil Tigers' naval arm in the far northern district of Mullaithivu, the military said today, but there was no independent confirmation.

''We took one target today. It was the Sea Tigers' headquarters, a fuel dump and vehicle parking area, all completely destroyed,'' air force spokesman Group Captain Ajantha de Silva said. ''Right now the base is (on) fire.'' The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were not immediately available for comment on the attack, which comes amid a rash of near daily land and sea confrontations as a new chapter in the two-decade civil war escalates.

REUTERS

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