Two air strikes in the dark

(LeN-2007 April 01, 5.00pm) The media centre for national security says air force launched an air strike at around 1 this morning on LTTE heavy arm positions that were employed on launching attacks to the Omanthai forward defense line. It added that MI 24 helicopters were used to carry out the attack.

The MCNS adds that another Ariel attack was launched by the KAfir fighter jets at around 4:30 this morning on a sea tiger base in South of Mannar.

This is the first time in the recent history that an Ariel attack was carried out in the night.