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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tissaka" data-source="post: 557546" data-attributes="member: 123">Sea Tigers` Multi-Pronged Pre-dawn Attack on DelftJAFFNA: A LARGE FLOTILLA of Sea Tiger (LTTE) boats, some of which were laden with explosives and suicide cadres were desperately trying their best to enter into DELFT islands off JAFFNA since the wee hours on Thursday (24) but heavy resistance from both Naval troops and Air Force fighter craft has maid Tiger boats to flee.Sea Tiger terrorists on twelve heavily armed boats planning to launch a multi-pronged attack on Naval troops serving the islands directed a chain of small arms fire and Rocket Propeller Guns and desperately tried to wrest control of the DELFT islets after chasing Navy personnel.A fierce gun battle that ensued at about 1.00 a.m. Thursday (24) morning lasted till about 7.30 a.m. until the Tigers were driven away.One of the Tiger boats with terrorists on board was sunk by Naval troops.The Naval spokesperson, Commander D.K.P. DASSANAYAKE was quoted saying that clearing operations were still on and casualty figures were not available at the moment.</blockquote>

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