Tamil Tigers kill 15 sailors in ram attack
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels rammed an explosives-laden fishing boat into a Sri Lankan navy vessel off the north-western coast early today, killing at least 15 sailors and leaving three missing, officials said.
The assault near the port of Trincomalee was the latest in a series of attacks against government troops by suspected rebels, who are campaigning for a homeland for Sri Lanka’s 3.2 million ethnic minority Tamils.
