ACCORDING to Sri Lankan military officials, Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) launched an air attack on Sri Lanka Army (SLA) positions in Manalaaru in the early hours of Sunday.
Two Tamileelam Air Force (TAF) aircraft dropped five bombs around 1.45 am on Sunday March 27, targeting two military bases in the Manalaaru region in the east of the island, injuring one soldier, damaging some buildings occupied by SLA and causing damage to six vehicles.
The air raid whilst not causing any fatalities struck a psychological blow to the Sri Lankan military which has invested heavily in air defence in recent months, security sources claimed.
"They dropped three bombs at two locations and flew back," the source said.
"The damage caused is insignificant, but the attack is symbolic. It shows they have coordinates of military installations."
The Defence ministry said the Sri Lankan air force scrambled intercepter aircraft, but the LTTE planes had safely returned to their base.
