Friday, January 2, 2009

Attack in front of Air Force camp, Slave Island

Desperate LTTE blasted a bomb in front of Air Force camp, Slave Island. Attack has damaged a Moratuwa-Colombo plying civilian bus. The attack was launched by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle. 2 killed 32 injured, 3 very seriously.

Heavy security was in place in Colombo, suburbs and main cities today following intelligence warnings. Military Intelligence recently uncovered LTTE plans of launching random suicide attacks targeting even civilians since they are unable to breach the security of VVIPs.

Hundreds of people took to the streets in Trishaws, vans etc carrying the Lion Flag celebrating the capture of Kilinochchi today as President Mahinda Rajapakse and the Army Commander addressed the nation live on National TV.

23 comments:

Dinesh De Alwis said...

http://my.nowpublic.com/world/bomb-blast-colombo-1

Dileepa Rathnayake said...

right in front of transasia

Dinesh De Alwis said...

three ambulence went to National hospital..time was 5.20local time.near air force camp

Ruwan Janapriya said...
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Ruwan Janapriya said...

dailymirror says "There was a suicide explosion opposite the Air Force headquarters in Fort a short while ago… await details."

http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=36761

Dinesh De Alwis said...

bomb explosion has been reported from the Slave Island Area , in Colombo short while ago. According to the available information the explosion has occurred close to Air Force camp down the C.A. Gardiner Mawatha.

More information will follow ...

Dinesh De Alwis said...

1 died 30 injured..
fore more watch..
http://my.nowpublic.com/np-1-1105826

Anonymous said...

Yana Yaka Korahath Bindgena Yema..

Public need to be very vigilant despite celebrations..

SLDF need to avoid another 83 from 'moda choone sinhala chandiyas'.

If LTTE is vacating EPS troops (specially in 58) should expect massive counter attacks.

MD

Do you when those calculations were done? Anyway, I think both the large LTTE runaways are very close to troops.

Peter said...

New UNP agents are attempting to flood DW with panic over a "non-event".

Lahiru said...

there was a meeting[where the MR declared the victory at kili] at the old parliament and the president together with the tri-forces commanders were there. so the AF commander could be the target :-?

Anonymous said...

LTTE suicide bomb explosion in Colombo

An LTTE suicide bomber has exploded himself in front of the Air Force camp in Slave Island , Colombo this evening causing heavy damages to a civilians bus plying from Pettha to Moratuwa (Jan 2).

According to the available information, the suicide bomber has exploded himself in front of the entrance of the Air Force camp down the C.A. Gardiner road. One person has been killed and several others suffered injuries. The injures have been rushed to the National Hospital, Colombo.

More information will follow.

defence.lk

Hot Jobs said...

Two Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) airmen were killed and 29 persons wounded in a bomb explosion in front of the SLAF head office in the high security zone in Sittampalam Gardiner Mawatha in Slave Island, Colombo 2, while the city was lighting firecrackers celebrating the occupation of Ki'inochchi town by the Sri Lanka Army. A human bomb riding a motorcycle towards Fort along Sir Siththampalam Gardiner Mawatha exploded in front of the Air Force headquarters, Police said.
How fast this Tamil Net Updating....

Anonymous said...

Diaspora can now say bye bye Kilinochchi with 'little' satisfaction and pleasure.. 1 civilian killed and 30 injured is not bad for an intelligent suicide bomber.. eh

Unknown said...

Is it true that few others LTTE carders ran into AF HQ with the blast and attack... and another small blast in side HQ?

CriMeWatCh said...

have a nice week end, travel safe guys.

Peter said...

Patriots,

Don't allow green elements to hijack DW and use it to spread stories about bus bombings and roaming lorries.

This is the time to celebrate the end of LTTE.

Nisal said...

Remaining portion of "peelam" is smaller than Thoppigala.

-SF

Also, -2.5km to kilinochchi. He he
(we have moved another 2.5km from kili)

Bye bye sakkilinochchi! welcome kilinochchi!!

Anonymous said...

Using a suicide bomber just to divert propaganda... what an achievement after a 30 years 'libertarian struggle' ? Anyway, good news for diaspora.. Let's expect more of this kind..

Observer said...

In,

Not True !

Vigilante said...

ITN showed how SLA raised the Sri Lankan flag in Killinochchi.

LTTE is running and SLA guys gave them a hoot...

ReallyCold..... said...

Finally, people are releasing their frustrations and relief from oppression.

"Hundreds of people took to the streets in Trishaws, vans etc carrying the Lion Flag celebrating the capture of Kilinochchi today as President Mahinda Rajapakse and the Army Commander addressed the nation live on National TV."

Vigilante said...

How come SLA says, "MOTHER OF ALL BATTLES" is over?

This reminds me President Bushe's statement regarding ending of major operations against Iraqi forces in 2003. We know what happened after that?

This is not good in my opinion.

There is no time to waste.

Take over whole Wanni, that is my wish. Otherwise LTTE counter attacks will kill our boys.


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PRABHA THAMBI'S UTOPIAN KILINOCHCHI ‘EELAM’ CAPITAL FALLS: "MOTHER OF ALL BATTLES" IS OVER

2009-01-02 03:51:57
KILINOCHCHI: MEGALOMANIAC LTTE Prabhakaran's utopian ‘Eelam’ capital, KILINOCHCHI, for which, he, for over three decades, mercilessly butchered thousands of monks, clergy, breast-feeding infants, intellectuals, statesmen, including a Sri Lankan President and an Indian Premier, military.....
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ReallyCold..... said...

Vigilante, that is what I have been saying too.

There is propaganda, trash talk for the enemy and I understand that.

However this is a war victory and we need to be humble and conquer the next post.

We have to do that (at least some major damage) before Jan 21st just lie what Israeli's doing before Obama takes his office.

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