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Colombo in dark following airstrike alarm
[TamilNet, Saturday, 28 April 2007, 20:11 GMT]
Power supply was cut off in Colombo at 1:10 a.m. Sunday when the city was watching the Cricket world cup final match. Sri Lanka Air Force personnel opened fire in the air and Sri Lankan armed forces from their positions in Colombo, Ratmalana, Wattala, Negombo, Kolonnawa, Rajakirirya and other suburbs of the city began firing razor bullets in the air. Chaos and pandemonium prevails in Sri Lanka's capital.
[TamilNet, Saturday, 28 April 2007, 20:11 GMT]
Power supply was cut off in Colombo at 1:10 a.m. Sunday when the city was watching the Cricket world cup final match. Sri Lanka Air Force personnel opened fire in the air and Sri Lankan armed forces from their positions in Colombo, Ratmalana, Wattala, Negombo, Kolonnawa, Rajakirirya and other suburbs of the city began firing razor bullets in the air. Chaos and pandemonium prevails in Sri Lanka's capital.
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Sri Lanka: Air Tigers attack 2 targets in Colombo - LTTE
Sunday, 29 April 2007
Two oil storages that supply fuel to Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bombers were attacked by the Tamileelam Air Force, Tiger Military Spokesman Irasiah Ilanthirayan told TamilNet.
The night sky was set aglow when security forces fired shots and flares into the air after reports of a suspicious aircraft. Pic: M.A. Pushpakumara
Oil and fuel storages in Kolonnawa and Muththuraajawala were attacked by the TAF at 1:50 a.m. Sunday and at 2:05 a.m. after Sri Lanka Air Force bombers attacked a suburb of Kilinochchi town in Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam administered territory, Mr. Ilanthirayan said adding that the Tiger bombers had safely returned to their airbase in Vanni.
Meanwhile, sources in Colombo said that 3 oil tanks were burning in Muthurajawala.
The air strike by the Tigers was carried out after Sri Lankan Air Force bombers bombed Vanni Sunday morning around 1:00 a.m., the LTTE military spokesman said.
http://www.sibernews.com/news/sri-lanka/-200704298308/
Sunday, 29 April 2007
Two oil storages that supply fuel to Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bombers were attacked by the Tamileelam Air Force, Tiger Military Spokesman Irasiah Ilanthirayan told TamilNet.
The night sky was set aglow when security forces fired shots and flares into the air after reports of a suspicious aircraft. Pic: M.A. Pushpakumara
Oil and fuel storages in Kolonnawa and Muththuraajawala were attacked by the TAF at 1:50 a.m. Sunday and at 2:05 a.m. after Sri Lanka Air Force bombers attacked a suburb of Kilinochchi town in Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam administered territory, Mr. Ilanthirayan said adding that the Tiger bombers had safely returned to their airbase in Vanni.
Meanwhile, sources in Colombo said that 3 oil tanks were burning in Muthurajawala.
The air strike by the Tigers was carried out after Sri Lankan Air Force bombers bombed Vanni Sunday morning around 1:00 a.m., the LTTE military spokesman said.
http://www.sibernews.com/news/sri-lanka/-200704298308/
LTTE air raid over Colombo
Tiger aircraft bomb Kolonnawa oil installation and Muthurajawela gas facility in midnight attack
The night sky was set aglow when security forces fired shots and flares into the air after reports of a suspicious aircraft. Pic: M.A. Pushpakumara
The city of Colombo was brought under a total blackout shortly after midnight today as two Tiger rebel aircraft entered the city to attack targets.
One of the aircraft had dropped bombs at a fuel dump in the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation's (CPC) oil installations in Kolonnawa. Another bomb was reported to have fallen at an LPG gas facility in Muthurajawela, triggering off a large fire. The Colombo Fire Brigade was called in to douse them.
Reports of the intrusion of the LTTE aircraft came as Sri Lankans watched the World Cup cricket finals in Barbados. Whilst a blackout was in force, troops in security forces installations in the city including Army Headquarters, the Air Force Base at Ratmalana and VVIP residence began firing volleys of flares into the sky. The firing from the SLAF base was intense.
The SLAF base at Katunayake also began firing flares and shooting into the sky fearing it was a second attack on the base in two months. Civilian flights were cautioned about these developments over Colombo's skies. Air Force spokesman Group Captain Ajantha Silva said that after receiving information about suspicious aircraft, they activated the air defence system in places such as Air Force headquarters, Colombo harbour, the Kolonnawa Petroleum Distribution Centre, and the Sapugaskanda oil refinery.
The situation caused panic as armed policemen joined in firing into the sky. Explosions were heard in different parts of the city, including Ratmalana, Battaramulla and Kollupitiya causing concern among the public. The blackout was restored only after it was confirmed that the guerrilla aircraft had left. Reports from Mannar later confirmed sighting the aircraft in the skies over Mannar.
Neither Colombo nor Ragama hospitals reported any wounded people seeking treatment following the incident. Shortly after the bombings in Colombo, Air Force jets pounded locations in LTTE-controlled Kilinochchi.
An hour later, there was widespread confusion that the guerrilla aircraft had returned. It turned out to be a commercial airliner.
The pilot is reported to have later complained to airport authorities at Katunayake about the firing. However, the aircraft was not hit.
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070429/News/119news.shtml
Tiger aircraft bomb Kolonnawa oil installation and Muthurajawela gas facility in midnight attack
The night sky was set aglow when security forces fired shots and flares into the air after reports of a suspicious aircraft. Pic: M.A. Pushpakumara
The city of Colombo was brought under a total blackout shortly after midnight today as two Tiger rebel aircraft entered the city to attack targets.
One of the aircraft had dropped bombs at a fuel dump in the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation's (CPC) oil installations in Kolonnawa. Another bomb was reported to have fallen at an LPG gas facility in Muthurajawela, triggering off a large fire. The Colombo Fire Brigade was called in to douse them.
Reports of the intrusion of the LTTE aircraft came as Sri Lankans watched the World Cup cricket finals in Barbados. Whilst a blackout was in force, troops in security forces installations in the city including Army Headquarters, the Air Force Base at Ratmalana and VVIP residence began firing volleys of flares into the sky. The firing from the SLAF base was intense.
The SLAF base at Katunayake also began firing flares and shooting into the sky fearing it was a second attack on the base in two months. Civilian flights were cautioned about these developments over Colombo's skies. Air Force spokesman Group Captain Ajantha Silva said that after receiving information about suspicious aircraft, they activated the air defence system in places such as Air Force headquarters, Colombo harbour, the Kolonnawa Petroleum Distribution Centre, and the Sapugaskanda oil refinery.
The situation caused panic as armed policemen joined in firing into the sky. Explosions were heard in different parts of the city, including Ratmalana, Battaramulla and Kollupitiya causing concern among the public. The blackout was restored only after it was confirmed that the guerrilla aircraft had left. Reports from Mannar later confirmed sighting the aircraft in the skies over Mannar.
Neither Colombo nor Ragama hospitals reported any wounded people seeking treatment following the incident. Shortly after the bombings in Colombo, Air Force jets pounded locations in LTTE-controlled Kilinochchi.
An hour later, there was widespread confusion that the guerrilla aircraft had returned. It turned out to be a commercial airliner.
The pilot is reported to have later complained to airport authorities at Katunayake about the firing. However, the aircraft was not hit.
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070429/News/119news.shtml
Sri Lanka rebels in new air raid
Tamil Tiger rebels have carried out an air raid on targets in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo.
Two fuel facilities were bombed in what the rebels said was in response to an army strike on their positions.
One gas storage depot was set ablaze, officials said. It is not clear if there were any casualties.
Government troops responded by firing anti-aircraft guns and cutting power to Colombo, its airport and an adjoining army base.
The public has been warned to be on guard after the Tigers unveiled their own "air force" with two deadly aerial bombings in the space of a month.
Anti-aircraft fire
A Tiger military spokesman said that two air squadrons took part in the raid late at night.
Colombo residents said they heard at least two powerful explosions in the city.
"I heard terrible explosions and I saw red sparks flying upwards from the ground and I heard shooting," Josef Penkava told the BBC News website.
Many residents were watching the Sri Lankan national cricket team play Australia in the World Cup final when the army responded with anti-aircraft guns and the city was blacked out.
"We were watching the match when the lights went off. Within minutes the night sky was brightened with anti-aircraft fire," Shivantha Fernandopulle said.
"After about 30 minutes the firing ceased. After a lull of about an hour there was a second round of firing. A plane could be seen flying westwards towards the Indian Ocean."
In March, the Tigers carried out their first aerial attack on the Colombo air base, killing three air force personnel and injuring 16 other people.
A second aerial bombing, of a northern military complex last Tuesday, killed six soldiers.
Last Thursday, Colombo's airport was shut down and anti-aircraft guns were fired after reports of unidentified aircraft approaching the capital.
That incident proved to be a false alarm.
BBC
Tamil Tiger rebels have carried out an air raid on targets in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo.
Two fuel facilities were bombed in what the rebels said was in response to an army strike on their positions.
One gas storage depot was set ablaze, officials said. It is not clear if there were any casualties.
Government troops responded by firing anti-aircraft guns and cutting power to Colombo, its airport and an adjoining army base.
The public has been warned to be on guard after the Tigers unveiled their own "air force" with two deadly aerial bombings in the space of a month.
Anti-aircraft fire
A Tiger military spokesman said that two air squadrons took part in the raid late at night.
Colombo residents said they heard at least two powerful explosions in the city.
"I heard terrible explosions and I saw red sparks flying upwards from the ground and I heard shooting," Josef Penkava told the BBC News website.
Many residents were watching the Sri Lankan national cricket team play Australia in the World Cup final when the army responded with anti-aircraft guns and the city was blacked out.
"We were watching the match when the lights went off. Within minutes the night sky was brightened with anti-aircraft fire," Shivantha Fernandopulle said.
"After about 30 minutes the firing ceased. After a lull of about an hour there was a second round of firing. A plane could be seen flying westwards towards the Indian Ocean."
In March, the Tigers carried out their first aerial attack on the Colombo air base, killing three air force personnel and injuring 16 other people.
A second aerial bombing, of a northern military complex last Tuesday, killed six soldiers.
Last Thursday, Colombo's airport was shut down and anti-aircraft guns were fired after reports of unidentified aircraft approaching the capital.
That incident proved to be a false alarm.
BBC
Suspect planes spark Sri Lanka alert, gunfire heard
COLOMBO, April 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military went on alert on Sunday when radar detected a suspect plane, military sources said, and witnesses said they heard explosions and firing in the capital Colombo.
"I can hear gunfire. I can see flashes going up into the sky above the city," a Reuters witness said. Residents said they had heard two explosions and power to the city had been cut.
Late on Thursday, Sri Lankan authorities temporarily closed Colombo international airport and cut power to the city after reports suspicious airplanes were seen flying south along the coast.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2854890.htm
2ND LEAD
Colombo in dark following airstrike alarm
[TamilNet, Saturday, 28 April 2007, 20:11 GMT]
Power supply was cut off in Colombo at 1:10 a.m. Sunday when the city was watching the Cricket world cup final match. Sri Lanka Air Force personnel opened fire on the air and Sri Lankan armed forces from their positions in Colombo, Ratmalana, Wattala, Negombo, Kolonnawa, Rajakirirya and other suburbs of the city began firing razor bullets on the air. Chaos and panicked pandemonium prevails in Sri Lanka's captial.
Further details are not available at the moment.
Meanwhile, at least two Sri Lanka Air Force bombers had dropped 8 bombs in Visuvamadu area in Vanni at 1:15 a.m. Casualty details were not available
Suspect planes spark Sri Lanka alert, gunfire heard
COLOMBO, April 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military went on alert on Sunday when radar detected a suspect plane, military sources said, and witnesses said they heard explosions and firing in the capital Colombo.
"I can hear gunfire. I can see flashes going up into the sky above the city," a Reuters witness said. Residents said they had heard two explosions and power to the city had been cut.
Government officials had no immediate comment.
Late on Thursday, Sri Lankan authorities temporarily closed Colombo international airport after reports suspicious airplanes were seen flying south along the coast.
The air raid scare came two days after the Tamil Tiger rebels' newly unveiled air wing staged its second attack ever, dropping bombs on a military position in the north killing six people.
The rebels' first air strike was on the air force base next to Colombo airport, and it took the military by surprise.
Analysts believe the Tamil Tigers' air force consists of just two to five light propeller planes assembled from pieces smuggled in over time.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, as the rebels are officially known, want to create an independent state in the north and east of the island for ethnic minority Tamils.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28479270.htm
COLOMBO, April 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military went on alert on Sunday when radar detected a suspect plane, military sources said, and witnesses said they heard explosions and firing in the capital Colombo.
"I can hear gunfire. I can see flashes going up into the sky above the city," a Reuters witness said. Residents said they had heard two explosions and power to the city had been cut.
Late on Thursday, Sri Lankan authorities temporarily closed Colombo international airport and cut power to the city after reports suspicious airplanes were seen flying south along the coast.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2854890.htm
2ND LEAD
Colombo in dark following airstrike alarm
[TamilNet, Saturday, 28 April 2007, 20:11 GMT]
Power supply was cut off in Colombo at 1:10 a.m. Sunday when the city was watching the Cricket world cup final match. Sri Lanka Air Force personnel opened fire on the air and Sri Lankan armed forces from their positions in Colombo, Ratmalana, Wattala, Negombo, Kolonnawa, Rajakirirya and other suburbs of the city began firing razor bullets on the air. Chaos and panicked pandemonium prevails in Sri Lanka's captial.
Further details are not available at the moment.
Meanwhile, at least two Sri Lanka Air Force bombers had dropped 8 bombs in Visuvamadu area in Vanni at 1:15 a.m. Casualty details were not available
Suspect planes spark Sri Lanka alert, gunfire heard
COLOMBO, April 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military went on alert on Sunday when radar detected a suspect plane, military sources said, and witnesses said they heard explosions and firing in the capital Colombo.
"I can hear gunfire. I can see flashes going up into the sky above the city," a Reuters witness said. Residents said they had heard two explosions and power to the city had been cut.
Government officials had no immediate comment.
Late on Thursday, Sri Lankan authorities temporarily closed Colombo international airport after reports suspicious airplanes were seen flying south along the coast.
The air raid scare came two days after the Tamil Tiger rebels' newly unveiled air wing staged its second attack ever, dropping bombs on a military position in the north killing six people.
The rebels' first air strike was on the air force base next to Colombo airport, and it took the military by surprise.
Analysts believe the Tamil Tigers' air force consists of just two to five light propeller planes assembled from pieces smuggled in over time.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, as the rebels are officially known, want to create an independent state in the north and east of the island for ethnic minority Tamils.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28479270.htm
COLOMBO, April 29 (Reuters) - Planes of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels dropped bombs on two oil facilities near the capital Colombo on Sunday, slightly damaging one, the air force said.
Residents said they heard explosions and firing as the military responded to the air raid. Hospital officials said two people who worked at a power station were being treated for gunfire wounds.
"Tamil Tiger aircraft came and dropped three bombs," an air force spokesman said, adding one fell on the Kolonnawa oil facility 5 km (3 miles) north of Colombo. Two others hit the Kerawalapitiya oil storage site, 15 km north of the city.
No damage was done at Kolonnawa but the Kerawalapitiya facility suffered slight damage, the spokesman said.
A Tamil Tiger spokesman said two of their aircraft carried out the raids, hitting both targets before returning safely to base.
Residents said power to the city had been cut.
Sri Lanka's military went on alert when radar detected suspect aircraft.
"I can hear gunfire. I can see flashes going up into the sky above the city," a Reuters witness said. Residents said they had heard two explosions.
Some residents said they saw gunfire being directed at a plane flying overhead.
A Reuters correspondent at Colombo international airport said passengers had been told to get off their flights but were later told to re-embark.
SECURITY ALERT
The security alert occurred after a similar one late on Thursday when Sri Lankan authorities temporarily closed the international airport after reports suspicious planes were seen flying south along the coast.
That air raid scare occurred two days after the Tamil Tiger rebels' newly unveiled air wing staged its second attack ever, dropping bombs on a military position in the north and killing six people.
The rebels' first air strike was on the air force base next to Colombo airport, and it took the military by surprise.
Analysts believe the Tamil Tigers' air force consists of just two to five light propeller planes assembled from pieces smuggled in over time.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, as the rebels are officially known, want to create an independent state in the north and east of the island for ethnic minority Tamils.
Since 1983, the war in Sri Lanka has claimed some 68,000 lives, including more than 4,000 since late 2005. The intensified violence of the past 16 months has left a 2002 ceasefire in tatters.
Reuters
Residents said they heard explosions and firing as the military responded to the air raid. Hospital officials said two people who worked at a power station were being treated for gunfire wounds.
"Tamil Tiger aircraft came and dropped three bombs," an air force spokesman said, adding one fell on the Kolonnawa oil facility 5 km (3 miles) north of Colombo. Two others hit the Kerawalapitiya oil storage site, 15 km north of the city.
No damage was done at Kolonnawa but the Kerawalapitiya facility suffered slight damage, the spokesman said.
A Tamil Tiger spokesman said two of their aircraft carried out the raids, hitting both targets before returning safely to base.
Residents said power to the city had been cut.
Sri Lanka's military went on alert when radar detected suspect aircraft.
"I can hear gunfire. I can see flashes going up into the sky above the city," a Reuters witness said. Residents said they had heard two explosions.
Some residents said they saw gunfire being directed at a plane flying overhead.
A Reuters correspondent at Colombo international airport said passengers had been told to get off their flights but were later told to re-embark.
SECURITY ALERT
The security alert occurred after a similar one late on Thursday when Sri Lankan authorities temporarily closed the international airport after reports suspicious planes were seen flying south along the coast.
That air raid scare occurred two days after the Tamil Tiger rebels' newly unveiled air wing staged its second attack ever, dropping bombs on a military position in the north and killing six people.
The rebels' first air strike was on the air force base next to Colombo airport, and it took the military by surprise.
Analysts believe the Tamil Tigers' air force consists of just two to five light propeller planes assembled from pieces smuggled in over time.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, as the rebels are officially known, want to create an independent state in the north and east of the island for ethnic minority Tamils.
Since 1983, the war in Sri Lanka has claimed some 68,000 lives, including more than 4,000 since late 2005. The intensified violence of the past 16 months has left a 2002 ceasefire in tatters.
Reuters
