04-26-2006, 12:12 AM
[size=18]BRAKING NEWS: Sri Lanka slide back to war as war planes bombed Tamil villages
By: Paul Emmanuel
Source: TCNR - April 25, 2006
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka truce in tartars as government war planes bombed the rebel held Tamil villages in the eastern district of Trincomalee which seen an increase violence for the last three weeks.
According to early reports, Israeli built Kfir supersonic fighter jets started bombing the rebel held villages of Sampoor, Ilakkanthai and Kattaiparichchan. The bombing started at 5.30 pm local time and still continuing even after 7 pm local time, according to local sources. There were 6 sorties so far, they further said.
Loud explosions and deafening sound of Kfir continue to dominate the eastern costal town, a local resident said over the phone. No casualty figures made available at the moment.
There are also reports of multi barrel artillery fire from the army positions to rebel held area as well. Another report said that the government naval vessels also bombed the costal areas of the rebel held areas and surrounded the areas as well.
There is also an eighteen-hour curfew has been clamped down on Trincomalee district with effect from Tuesday evening at 4.p.m.
Earlier in the Capital Colombo, the army commander of the Sri Lanka armed forces, Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, was seriously injured in a Bomb explosion inside his heavily guarded army head Quarters. Eight of his bodyguards were killed on the spot, according to military sources. Further 20 were injured on that incident which the government blames on a rebel women suicide bomber.
With the latest escalation of violence and the three forces of the government launched offensive on rebel held areas, the diplomats and analysts in the capital Colombo believe that the undeclared war waged for the last few weeks, now become an open warfare and the country is heading back to large scale war.
By: Paul Emmanuel
Source: TCNR - April 25, 2006
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka truce in tartars as government war planes bombed the rebel held Tamil villages in the eastern district of Trincomalee which seen an increase violence for the last three weeks.
According to early reports, Israeli built Kfir supersonic fighter jets started bombing the rebel held villages of Sampoor, Ilakkanthai and Kattaiparichchan. The bombing started at 5.30 pm local time and still continuing even after 7 pm local time, according to local sources. There were 6 sorties so far, they further said.
Loud explosions and deafening sound of Kfir continue to dominate the eastern costal town, a local resident said over the phone. No casualty figures made available at the moment.
There are also reports of multi barrel artillery fire from the army positions to rebel held area as well. Another report said that the government naval vessels also bombed the costal areas of the rebel held areas and surrounded the areas as well.
There is also an eighteen-hour curfew has been clamped down on Trincomalee district with effect from Tuesday evening at 4.p.m.
Earlier in the Capital Colombo, the army commander of the Sri Lanka armed forces, Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, was seriously injured in a Bomb explosion inside his heavily guarded army head Quarters. Eight of his bodyguards were killed on the spot, according to military sources. Further 20 were injured on that incident which the government blames on a rebel women suicide bomber.
With the latest escalation of violence and the three forces of the government launched offensive on rebel held areas, the diplomats and analysts in the capital Colombo believe that the undeclared war waged for the last few weeks, now become an open warfare and the country is heading back to large scale war.
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