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Message: <blockquote data-quote="eelaalan" data-source="post: 471779" data-attributes="member: 27908">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</blockquote>

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