2007 Attack on Colombo Harbour
Suicide attack in Sri Lanka
| Attack on Colombo Harbour | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Sri Lankan civil war | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sri Lanka Navy |  Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3 suicide craft | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3 boats exploded | |||||||
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Sri Lankan Civil War
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- Eelam War I
- Indian intervention
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- Eelam War III
- Eelam War IV
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- October 1995
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- Central Bank bombing
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- 1989 Valvettiturai
- Habarana massacre
Attack on Colombo Harbour was a suicide attack carried out by 3 Black Sea Tiger suicide craft of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on the Colombo Harbour, which is the primary commercial port in Sri Lanka.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Lankan navy sinks 3 rebel boats to foil port attack". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
