Suicide Bombers Strike at Airport
Audacious attacks by Tamil tiger rebels on a military air base and the international airport at Colombo left 21 people dead and 11 aircraft destroyed. At the airport hundreds of passengers dived for cover as gunfire and grenades exploded at 3:45 a.m. Four hours earlier the rebels had struck at the Katunayake Air Force Base, blowing up eight military aircraft. The dead seven servicemen and 14 rebels included several suicide bombers, who detonated explosives strapped around their bodies. The attack was thought to have marked the anniversary of the...
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