Navy destroys LTTE boat suspected of carrying arms

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan Navy yesterday destroyed a boat suspected of transporting arms and ammunition for LTTE terrotists, the military said.

"One of the LTTE boats bringing arms and ammunition was destroyed," Military Spokesman Brig. Prasad Samarasinghe said.

He said the Navy spotted a suspicious boat near the Talaimannar seas and when it defied an order to stop the Navy fired and destroyed the boat. A powerful explosion that came from the boat suggested that there was ammunition inside, Samarasinghe said.

There were no independent details of the incident and there was no immediate report on casualties.

He said that the LTTE have also launched sporadic shell attacks on two military camps in the Batticaloa District.

AP