Rebels launch suicide attack on Sri Lanka naval base

Suspected Tamil rebels posing as fishermen blew up two of their boats in a suicide ambush on a naval base, killing at least one navy sailor in the first such attack on Sri Lanka's touristy southern coast, the military said.

An additional sailor was missing and at least 11 others were wounded after militants in five boats launched the attack in the resort town of Galle, while one navy boat suffered minor damage, a Defence Ministry spokesman said.