Mar 27, Colombo: An explosive laden tractor with a trailer was detonated when a suspected Tamil Tiger attempted to brake through the barriers of the Army main base at Chenkalady in Batticaloa killing two soldiers and four civilians, the military said.
The troops shot the suicide bomber as he tried to drive the tractor into the army camp setting off the explosion avoiding a major disaster.
The attack in the early morning today injured another eight people. The injured including four army personnel and two police personnel were immediately transferred to the General Hospital at Batticaloa.
Meanwhile, military sources said that the troops are retaliating to a LTTE mortar shell attack towards the base from Mavadiwembu in un-cleared area, north of Chenkalady.
The suicide attack comes at the heels of an air attack by the Tigers yesterday. Their first ever air attack on the Katunayake Air Force base killed three airmen and injured sixteen.
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