Two Sea Tiger leaders killed

Rafik JALALDEEN

Two Sea Tiger leaders attempting to blow up two freighters transporting essential food items and cement to Jaffna from Colombo to Kankesnathurai were killed by the Navy on Wednesday morning in the northern sea.

The Navy fired at the Tiger suicide boats approaching the Nimalawa vessel and destroyed two of their boats on Wednesday around 5.10 a.m. Six Tigers were killed including two Sea Tiger leaders. An LTTE suicide boat was captured and towed to the Mailady jetty.