Apr 24, Colombo: Sri Lankan government dismissed the Tamil Tiger claim that a Tiger aircraft have bombed a Sri Lankan military air base in Northern Sri Lanka.
Defense officials denied the air raid claim but said the rebels fired artillery towards the military complex.
"We have reports saying they had attacked with artillery but there was nothing like an air strike,” a military official said.
The Tiger web site said their air wing attacked Palaly airstrip and military storage and returned safely.
Last month a rebel aircraft in a first ever air attack bombed the Katunayake air force base killing three airmen and wounding 16 others. The attack however failed to inflict any damages on the fighter jets on the ground.
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