Sri Lanka rebels planning attack on Colombo port
Friday, 15 June 2007
COLOMBO, Jun 14 (AFP): Sri Lankan police have uncovered a plan by Tamil Tiger rebels to launch a suicide attack against the country's main sea port in the capital, a report said Thursday quoting police investigators.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were ready to launch sea-borne attacks against Colombo harbour, which they had failed to attack on at least two previous occasions, the privately-run Sirasa channel said.
"The LTTE has planned to carry out the attack around mid this year," the television channel, said quoting the police Criminal Investigations Department.
The defence ministry's spokesman, Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe, said he was unaware of the plan. There was also no immediate comment from the guerrillas.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were ready to launch sea-borne attacks against Colombo harbour, which they had failed to attack on at least two previous occasions, the privately-run Sirasa channel said.
"The LTTE has planned to carry out the attack around mid this year," the television channel, said quoting the police Criminal Investigations Department.
The defence ministry's spokesman, Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe, said he was unaware of the plan. There was also no immediate comment from the guerrillas.