Shimali Senanayake in Colombo,  Sat Mar 25 07:17:47 EST 2006

    A Tamil Tiger rebel boat exploded on Saturday as a Sri Lanka navy
craft approached it, sinking both vessels and killing at least six
guerillas, the military said, eight sailors were still missing.The navy's fast attack craft with 19 sailors onboard approached the
suspected rebel fishing trawler believed to be gun-running off Sri
Lanka's northwestern coast when the fishing boat suddenly exploded,
said Brig. Prasad Samarasinghe.

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The GOSL immediately release the news that TIGERS caused this explosions.  It has been over a month since some TRO workers went missing.  Sril lanka intelligence doesn't have a slightest idea who did this, but they are quick in pointing out their fingers to LTTE immediately.  It shows their ignorance and stupidity.  You can fool the Sri lankans but not the international countries.


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Fishing boats don't explode themselves.  It's no secret the LTTE using fishing boats to smuggle in arms/explosives.  The 'modus operandi` suggests its the LTTE.  You don't need proof for that.  No smugglers or thieves or terrorist would like to leave any evidence that leads to them.


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hanumanth wrote:

The GOSL immediately release the news that TIGERS caused this explosions.  It has been over a month since some TRO workers went missing.  Sril lanka intelligence doesn't have a slightest idea who did this, but they are quick in pointing out their fingers to LTTE immediately.  It shows their ignorance and stupidity.  You can fool the Sri lankans but not the international countries.

As far as I know  LTTE is only Terrorist organisation operating in SL , which has causing mayhams to Tamils Sinhalese and Muslims.  LTTE has kidnapped their own TRO members to discredit other legitimate Tamil parties.

"hanumanth wrote:
The GOSL immediately release the news that TIGERS caused this explosions. It has been over a month since some TRO workers went missing. Sril lanka intelligence doesn't have a slightest idea who did this, but they are quick in pointing out their fingers to LTTE immediately. It shows their ignorance and stupidity. You can fool the Sri lankans but not the international countries".

The only suicide armed group operating in Sri Lanka is the LTTE.  LTTE has priviously claimed exactly similar types of attacks in the past.  Once they blew a boat with a SLMM personnel and he had a narrow escape.  LTTE rejected recent attacks on SLN and later during Swiss talks they aggreed to stop such attacks which they previously didn't take any responsibility for.  Therefore, not only SNA, even a kid would have accused LTTE for these kink of attacks.  You cannot fool the world that is the reason why US banned LTTE after the suicide attack on USSCOLE near Yeman. The only reason was that it was a copy-cat of LTTE sea tigers.  The comment on SL intelligence may be partly true because it was almost destroyed by the LTTE thanks to one of the biggest betrayal in SL history committed by the RW's UNP government.  It seems that with the help of few foreign countries, SL Intelligence is gradually being rebuilt.  GOSL should consider about total ban on fishing in sensitive area to save the lives of innocent fishermen being killed by cross fire and accidential shootings. But, arrangements should be made to compensate the fishemen.


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hanumanth wrote:

The GOSL immediately release the news that TIGERS caused this explosions.  It has been over a month since some TRO workers went missing.  Sril lanka intelligence doesn't have a slightest idea who did this, but they are quick in pointing out their fingers to LTTE immediately.  It shows their ignorance and stupidity.  You can fool the Sri lankans but not the international countries.

Why don't you INTELLIGENT HANUMANT you that it was not LTTE who did it except, LTTE does not have the courage to accept it that their caders did it.

How about, those caders who belw up everything are NOT recognized even as LTTE. They should have been very proud to enagage in these activities. NOw, they becomes just tamil civilians and no maaveerars.

What a fantastic struggle for whom and for what?.

Who can confirm that SL Navy fire didn't blow up the trawler?
Can we take their word? Any independent confirmations ? Any forensic confirmation done so far on all the "suicide blow ups" as claimed by the Navy during the Ceasefire ?

kottanchenai wrote:

Who can confirm that SL Navy fire didn't blow up the trawler?
Can we take their word? Any independent confirmations ? Any forensic confirmation done so far on all the "suicide blow ups" as claimed by the Navy during the Ceasefire ?

If this is proven beyond doubt this will be the first kamakazi suicidal attack of SL NAVY just blow upa Boat full of explosives with a several LTTEers.

Very interesting theory.

I AM SURE, LTTE will not give that HONOUR to SLN, instead LTTE says that the Tamil civiliand did it. Probably their FISH CATCH was full of Fish who were devouring explosives.

Wow, exploding immigrants  . I wonder where they come from and why they want to migrate to Sri Lanka.


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These again must be rotting fish on an INNOCENT tamil civilian trawler that released Methane gas in the tropical heat.  That caused an INNOCENT explosion.  Or the most logical argument is that the Naval Vessel committed suicide because the captain was depressed and he rammed an INNOCENT tamil tiger fishing vessel that was harvesting fish for Bala Anna and Adele Akka. NO no way in hell was this a terrorist suicide cadre attack. You got to be kidding me. This is a vast right wing conspiracy from the Government.  The Tigers are all virginal.

LTTE will one day trip and fall as it happened with Karuna mutiny and with the Tsunami. GoSL must make sure to crush its skull with a heavy hammer so that it never gets up again.  Playing dirty is one way to get a result whether the IC likes it or not. Why not identify and exploit the differences that exist within the organisation? We know Bala and ThamilSelvam aren’t the best of buddies. I am sure there are other ways we can get them to trip and fall. They readily attack and deny involvement as usual. Surely this cannot be allowed to continue.

Judging by the LTTE's denial, the only option for us is to assume that the 'blew up news' was a fake encounter. But the problem in toeying that line of thinking is the loss of the lives of navy sailors. If it indeed was fake encounter, why should the SLN blow up their own men?  On the other hand, if it was a work of the 'militant civilians' one has to ask who passed on the 'blow-up' knowhow to them. Anyway, let us wait for an independent report by the SLMM for the confirmation.

hanumanth wrote:

The GOSL immediately release the news that TIGERS caused this explosions.  It has been over a month since some TRO workers went missing.  Sril lanka intelligence doesn't have a slightest idea who did this, but they are quick in pointing out their fingers to LTTE immediately.  It shows their ignorance and stupidity.  You can fool the Sri lankans but not the international countries.

  If you know could you pl. provide the information about your missing TRO workers to GOSL.  By the way, tell these TRO persons having a gun running business and they too explorded their vessel when SLankan Navy approach them?

Hunma, news is when dog got bitten by a man, not dog biting a man!!!  

The location of the explosion seem to be closer to Norochcholai ?

If so - may be done by those who are against the thermal power plant.

YAKADAYA wrote:

Judging by the LTTE's denial, the only option for us is to assume that the 'blew up news' was a fake encounter. But the problem in toeying that line of thinking is the loss of the lives of navy sailors. If it indeed was fake encounter, why should the SLN blow up their own men?  On the other hand, if it was a work of the 'militant civilians' one has to ask who passed on the 'blow-up' knowhow to them. Anyway, let us wait for an independent report by the SLMM for the confirmation.

So Yakada Malli, you say that SLMM is indipendent?  Come on.....