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Air force bombs Tamil Tiger air strip



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AIR Force jets yesterday bombed an air strip used by Tamil Tiger rebels, while 16 insurgents were killed in ground clashes in the north.
The attacks came hours after a suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a bus carrying riot police in the heart of the capital, killing 10 people. The military blamed the Tamil Tigers for Friday's blast in Colombo that killed 10 people, including eight police, and wounded 85.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said the rebel group has "demonstrated to the world its total commitment to violence and terror to achieve its separatist goals in Sri Lanka, and its absolute contempt for democracy and human rights".



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  • Last Updated: 17 May 2008 7:43 PM
  • Source: Scotland On Sunday
  • Location: Scotland
  • Related Topics: Sri Lanka
 
 

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