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COLOMBO (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bombers have infiltrated the port of Galle in southern Sri Lanka and are attacking facilities there, defence spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella told AFP.
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"The attack is going on at the moment and we have no reports of any commercial shopping areas being attacked," Rambukwella said. "Obviously they have come to Galle on a suicide mission."
The spokesman said the military had sent gunboats into Galle -- a popular destination with foreign tourists -- to counter the attack by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
The military also maintains a base in the area and ammunition depots in Galle harbour, which is also used by commercial shipping companies.
Details of the attack were sketchy, but residents in Galle, located 110 kilometers (70 miles) south of the capital Colombo, said at least 10 explosions were heard and there was also gunfire in the area.
Police used loudspeakers to ask residents to leave their homes.
The attack on Galle came two days after a huge suicide bombing against a naval convoy in Sri Lanka that killed at least 103 people and wounded 150 others.

why can't we get rid of these bastards