Sri Lanka Navy Commandos of the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) today
thwarted an LTTE infiltration bid to Northern Defence lines via
sea route. Navy commandos using their small boats attacked at
a small LTTE boat carrying two LTTE terrorists around 2 this morning.
According
to the naval sources, the Fast Attack Craft (FACs) patrolling
along the Point Pedro coast had made the initial detection of
the suspicious boat that had been moving northwards, keeping very
close distance to the beach. Alerted by the FACs the SBS commandos
have intercepted the suspicious boat at a location 200m from the
beach in the Manalkadu area.
The
two occupants on the boat opened fire at the SBS boats that was
approaching using a small machine gun, the sources added. The
SBS commandos retaliated to the attack killing one of the LTTE
cadres and the other had jumped to the sea and believed to have
swum ashore.
Navy
following the attack, have found the body of the slain LTTE cadre
and also captured the small boat fitted with a eight horse power
out board motor, a Global Positioning System , a hand phone ,
40mm automatic grenade launcher, 14 grenades used for the launcher,
2 magazines of the machine gun , and a cyanide capsule.
Navy
believes that the other LTTE cadre who swam ashore was killed
by the Army around 3.30a.m on the PPD beach. Army has later found
5Kg claymore mine in the possession of the slain LTTE cadre.
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