Re: Black Sea Tigers sink SLN Dvora, 14 SLN killed - LTTE

http://www.spur.asn.au/LTTE_Atrocities_20070528_Ratmalana_Bomb.htm
http://www.spur.asn.au/LTTE_Atrocities_20060615_Kebithigollewa_Massacre.htm

http://www.spur.asn.au/chronology_of_suicide_bomb_attacks_by_Tamil_Tigers_in_sri_Lanka.htm


http://www.spur.asn.au/After_signing_the_so-called_JM.htm

"LS" <sarruka@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Black Sea Tigers sink SLN Dvora, 14 SLN killed - LTTE
> Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) elite Black Sea Tigers, engaged
> in a confrontation with a fleet of Sri Lanka Navy in the seas off
> Mullaiththeevu, attacked and sunk a SLN Dvora Fast Attack Craft (FAC)
> between Mullaiththeevu and Naayaa'ru at 2:10 a.m. Saturday, LTTE
> sources in Vanni told TamilNet. At least 14 Sri Lanka Navy (SLN)
> sailors were killed in the clashes, the Tigers said. Three Black Sea
> Tigers were killed in action in the fighting that lasted for 45
> minutes from 2:00 a.m. Saturday. Meanwhile, SLN sources said 10 SLN
> sailors were missing. Sixteen sailors were on board the SLN said.
>
> Vessel number of the sunk SLN Dvora FAC was 438, the LTTE said.
>
> Lt. Col. Anpumaran, Major Niranjani and Major Kaninila were the Black
> Sea Tigers killed in action.
>
> The SLN claimed that the FAC had hit a sea mine and was completely
> destroyed before it sank. Denying confrontations in the sea, the SLN
> said it had launched a search operation to locate the missing sailors.