Air Force destroys LTTE targets in Thoppigala

Rafik JALALDEEN

THOPPIGALA: Air Force Kfir jets pounded two LTTE installations yesterday morning in Thoppigala to assist ground troops liberating Thoppigala.

The Air Force also destroyed an LTTE camp in the East of Mannar.

The fighter jets targeted an LTTE camp in Palampiddi, East of Mannar. The first air raid was conducted yesterday around 6.15 a.m. targeting an LTTE camp in the East of Mannar, Air Force Spokesman Group Captain Ajantha Silva said. “The target was completely destroyed,” he added.

The Kfir jets pounded the two LTTE positions in Thoppigala as advancing Security Forces engaged in a humanitarian mission to liberate the remaining areas Thoppigala from the LTTE clutches.

“The jets attacked two LTTE targets in the West of Thoppigala yesterday at around 6.20 a.m. The air strikes were in support of infantry troops engaged in humanitarian mission in the Thoppigala area,” Group Captain Silva said.