Navy repels
LTTE attack at Galle Harbour [Wednesday,
October 18, 2006 - 3.30 GMT]
The Sri Lanka Navy's Dakshina Lanka Base at Galle came under attack by
the LTTE around 7.40 a.m. today. The Navy countered the attack supported
by the Air Force.
The attackers had come by sea in three fishing craft that were hiding
among other fishing craft at a position outside the Galle Harbour, where
the Navy checks vessels.
Military Spokesman Brig. Prasad Samarasinghe said the Navy had attacked
the armed LTTE vessels and one of them had been destroyed. The other two
had entered the harbour area and were destroyed by Navy fire.
Two patrol craft of the Navy had been damaged.
There were no reports yet of casualties or other damage.
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