Rebel air raids hit Sri Lankan capital
Sri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tigers, hemmed in by a major military offensive, showed they still have the teeth to bite back with air raids on a power plant in Colombo and a military base in the northeast.
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) light aircraft struck against both targets late Tuesday, the defence ministry said.
The raids -- the first by the rebels in six weeks -- left one person dead and three soldiers wounded but caused only minor damage
The attacks came as security forces pressed on with a powerful anti-LTTE offensive in the northeast of the island aimed at capturing the town of Kilinochchi, the Tigers' political capital for the past decade.
It was not immediately clear how many planes were involved but previous rebel air raids have used just one or two aircraft.
The LTTE first bombed an army facility in Mannar district, 300 kilometres (185 miles) north of Colombo, where the military maintain some of its artillery and gun positions.
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