2ND LEAD
Tiger aircraft bombs Colombo
[TamilNet, Friday, 20 February 2009, 16:25 GMT]
At least two bombs were dropped by Tiger aircraft in Slave Island area where Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters is situated, according to reports from Colombo. Meanwhile, sources close to LTTE in Vanni also confirmed the Tamileelam Air Force mission. Power supply was cut off and anti aircraft fire was reported from several sentry posts in Colombo city Friday around 9:30 following reports of Tiger aircraft being spotted over Vavuniyaa. Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter jets were flying over the coastal area north of Colombo.
Sri Lankan soldiers were firing tracer bullets using anti aircraft weapons from their sentry posts.
In the meantime, power cut is also reported in Jaffna.