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Message: <blockquote data-quote="koddiya" data-source="post: 459259" data-attributes="member: 28346">Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers bomb air base in northCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Tamil Tiger aircraft bombed a Sri Lankan military air base in the north of the country early on Tuesday, the second such strike by the rebel group."Tamil Tigers air wing attacked Palaali airstrip and military storage," rebel military spokesman Ilanthirayan said by telephone. "Our aircraft returned safely."He said the extent of the damage was unknown, but the pro-Tiger Web site Tamilnet reported the attack inflicted "heavy damage" to a military garrison.A government military spokesman could not be reached for a comment.The attack on Tuesday came nearly a month after Tamil Tiger light aircraft flew undetected from rebel-held territory in the north of the island to the capital on the southwestern coast and bombed an air base next to the international airport.Analysts say the Tigers' mini-air force consists of just two to five light, propeller planes built by pieces smuggled in over time, but are a threat the military would be ill-advised to underestimate.The rebels, known officially as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or LTTE, have been fighting for decades for an independent homeland on the north and east of the teardrop-shaped island in the Indian Ocean.Since 1983 the war in Sri Lanka has killed some 68,000 people, including more than 4,000 in the past 16 months as violence has intensified and left a 2002 ceasefire agreement in tatters.The government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa has vowed to destroy the Tigers, while the rebels have warned of a "bloodbath" if the international community fails to stop daily military attacks.<a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKCOL3293620070423" target="_blank">http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKCOL3293620070423</a></blockquote>

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