Headquarters of Sea Tigers destroyed

Rafik Jalaldeen

MULLAITIVU: Air Force jets yesterday pounded the Sea Tiger Headquarters in Pudhukudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu, destroying it completely and causing heavy damage to the LTTE, Air Force Group Captain Ajantha Silva said.

Air Force jets pounded LTTE Sea Tiger installations in Pudhukudiyiruppu including the sea Tiger Headquarters around 1.10 p.m. Group Captain Silva said. “The air strike was successful and the Air Force destroyed the target completely,” he told the Daily News.

Sea Tiger installations such as fuel stores, vehicle parks and ammunition dumps too were destroyed, he added. Air Force sources said the Sea Tiger HQ was completely destroyed and went up in flames.