Tamil Eelam Air Force Attack Sri Lankan navy base at Trinco

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Heavy explosions in Trinco - witness
Sounds of heavy explosions in Trincomalee for the last half an hour, a witness reported. Electricity has been cut off and it is alleged that LTTE
are behind the attack.

LTTE aircraft dropped bombs near Trinco Navy Base and harbour - SLN
Navy sources confirmed that an LTTE aircraft had dropped bombs near the Trincomalee Navy base and harbour causing slight damages. The Navy had retaliated by firing at the aircraft upon which the aircraft had withdrawn.

10 Navy personnel injured - Defence Ministry
The Defence Ministry today stated that 10 Navy personnel were injured after the LTTE air raid on Trincomalee Naval base and harbour.
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Comments

=now comes the real news. an abortive attack but they still can launch aircraft to attack military installations. i hope our leaders have heard the say "to loose a battle but win the war" what happened to all those radars and the expensive air defence network, maybe the equipment lack a vital component for advance alerting as that money has gone as commission.
Posted By: milinda ratnayake

Now I understand Slightly damaged = 10 SLN injured. Now my questions is how seriously they are injured? Slightly?
Posted By: X fighter

is it true only injured? this is from defence why not from the free media...
Posted By: samson

what? Again.I thought earlier that is toy aircraft.Find it quickly & Smash it.Otherwise it will come again an blast our fatal places.
Posted By: Asanga

Please Please we want the truth.If the air strip has been destroyed as claimed by S.L.A.F.how on earth is this flying. With Radars,Anti enemy
missiles (SAM's) What the heck is happening ?
Posted By: Mr Keen.

Tiger planes attack Trinco Naval base
By Sunil Jayasiri

The LTTE carried out a surprise air attack on the Trincomalee Naval base last night, causing minor damage and creating tension in the surrounding areas.
A military official told Daily Mirror that two light aircraft had dropped at least two bombs near the Harbour dockyard at around 9.00 pm and both had exploded making loud sounds and injuring at least four sailors. The airplanes had turned away when Navy personnel on the ground opened fire at them.
He said the LTTE planes had come from the direction of the sea off Mullaitivu and were first detected by Trincomalee radars: "The target could have been troops boarding the Jaffna bound troop carrier 'Jet Liner'."
The official added that: "the bombs that exploded failed to inflict much damage."
He said that soon after the radars detected the rebel aircraft, the air defence system in the area was activated and all the military installations alerted.
Meanwhile, speaking to Daily Mirror, government Defence Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukkwella said that the Tiger aircraft may have attempted to target the Navy's "Jet Liner" ship that was loaded with food items to be transported to Jaffna for distribution among the people there.
"The radar system had picked up the rebel aircraft and the navy was able to successfully retaliate and chase away the light aircraft," he said.
Meanwhile, an Air Force official said that several air force combat helicopters and attack aircraft capable of intercepting and attacking the aircraft in the air, took off from Vavuniya and Anuradhapura in order to attack the rebel aircraft.
Meanwhile the LTTE said that heavy explosions rocked Trincomalee Harbour at around 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday raising tensions in Trincomalee town. It added that troops along the Trincomalee harbour continuously fired towards sky for about half an hour following the
attack. Sri Lanka Air Force Kfir bombers were seen over Ki'linochchi during the reported attack in Trincomalee, it added.
Trincomalee hospital sources said that 14 injured persons had been admitted to hospital following the attack.