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Message: <blockquote data-quote="scoobss" data-source="post: 391832" data-attributes="member: 13192">Two people were killed and 17 injured when two light aircraft attacked the air base, government officials said.The international airport - which was not damaged - has been closed and passengers led to shelter.Tiger rebels attacked the airport and base in 2001, killing 18 and wiping out half of the national airline fleet.A statement from the Tamil Tiger rebel group, carried by TamilNet, claimed responsibility for the attack on the Katunayake base, which is 30km (20 miles) north of the capital, Colombo.    I heard a large thud and we all went to the window - there was a long silence and then several more explosions followed by machine gun fireBritish eyewitness, Neil ButlerThe group said two aircraft were used in the bombing and both planes returned to rebel-held territory safely after the attack."It is not only pre-emptive, it is a measure to protect Tamil civilians from the genocidal aerial bombardments by Sri Lankan armed forces. More attacks of the same nature will follow," Reuters news agency quoted a rebel Tigers' spokesman as saying. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6494121.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6494121.stm</a></blockquote>

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