02-11-2006, 04:19 PM
<b>Boat explosion reported off Mannar, four feared killed</b>
[TamilNet, February 11, 2006 13:58 GMT]
At least four persons were feared killed in an explosion involving a boat off the seas of Pesalai in Mannar, Saturday afternoon Police said. Sri Lankan Police, said those on board the suspect vessel set the explosion that destroyed the boat when a Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) vessel tried to intercept the boat. Meanwhile, fishermen in Pesalai, expressed fears that the victims could be civilians travelling in a boat with high horsepower engines, that came under RPG fire from the SLN vessel.
Fishermen in Pesalai witnessed smoke from the explosion till 7:00 p.m.
An SLN sailor, who fell unconscious following the incident, was transferred to Anuradhapura hospital for treatment, Police said.
Further details are not available at the moment.
<b>
Suspected Tamil Tigers explode own vessel transporting explosives, Navy says </b>
Associated Press, Sat February 11, 2006 08:32 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels on Saturday exploded their own boat believed to be transporting explosives off Sri Lanka - 's northwestern sea, a navy official said.
Navy patrol crafts spotted a suspicious fishing vessel and went to investigate in the sea of Talaimannar, 250 kilometers (155 miles) northwest of Colombo, when the explosion occurred, the official said on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media.
[TamilNet, February 11, 2006 13:58 GMT]
At least four persons were feared killed in an explosion involving a boat off the seas of Pesalai in Mannar, Saturday afternoon Police said. Sri Lankan Police, said those on board the suspect vessel set the explosion that destroyed the boat when a Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) vessel tried to intercept the boat. Meanwhile, fishermen in Pesalai, expressed fears that the victims could be civilians travelling in a boat with high horsepower engines, that came under RPG fire from the SLN vessel.
Fishermen in Pesalai witnessed smoke from the explosion till 7:00 p.m.
An SLN sailor, who fell unconscious following the incident, was transferred to Anuradhapura hospital for treatment, Police said.
Further details are not available at the moment.
<b>
Suspected Tamil Tigers explode own vessel transporting explosives, Navy says </b>
Associated Press, Sat February 11, 2006 08:32 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels on Saturday exploded their own boat believed to be transporting explosives off Sri Lanka - 's northwestern sea, a navy official said.
Navy patrol crafts spotted a suspicious fishing vessel and went to investigate in the sea of Talaimannar, 250 kilometers (155 miles) northwest of Colombo, when the explosion occurred, the official said on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media.