India to monitor Sri Lankan skies
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has set up eight radars, as a precautionary measure, to monitor the skies after Tamil Tiger rebels launched their first aerial strike in Sri Lanka.
A senior IAF official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the radars are located near the Seeniappa Darga Casurina jungle, Press Trust of India reported.
A team of 50 Air Force personnel have been deployed to the location, under supervision of a commander, to monitor the skies.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse warned that air strike capability of the Tigers is a threat to the entire South Asian region, particularly India.
Sri Lankan military sources said that the Rebels used two Czech-built Zlin-143 single-engine aircraft from an airfield in the island's north to carry out the attack which killed 3 people and injured 16.
A senior IAF official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the radars are located near the Seeniappa Darga Casurina jungle, Press Trust of India reported.
A team of 50 Air Force personnel have been deployed to the location, under supervision of a commander, to monitor the skies.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse warned that air strike capability of the Tigers is a threat to the entire South Asian region, particularly India.
Sri Lankan military sources said that the Rebels used two Czech-built Zlin-143 single-engine aircraft from an airfield in the island's north to carry out the attack which killed 3 people and injured 16.
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