Tigers capture sailors in sea battle, Sri Lanka regrets killings COLOMBO (AFP)

- Tamil Tigers Terrorist sank two naval gunboats and captured four sailors in a fierce sea battle, the rebels said, as Sri Lanka expressed regret over the killing of 65 civilians in an artillery blitz. The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Terrorist said they sank two Dvora gunboats and damaged a third in close-quarter fighting off the island's northern peninsula of Jaffna and estimated navy losses at 25 killed. More >>