Navy
destroys suspected arms ship
[March
10, 2003 - 8.30 GMT]
The
Sri Lanka Navy destroyed a suspected LTTE arms ship in the north-eastern seas
off Mullativu Monday morning, an informed source revealed.
The
source said that the Navy had received information about a suspicious ship
in the area. “We asked them to stop and we even fired shots in the air,”
the source said adding that the ship had at this stage fired at the Navy in
return. The ship was blown up following the Navy’s firing.
Four
Navy personnel were wounded in the confrontation.
When
contacted the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission said they have informed the LTTE
about the incident and were awaiting a response.
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