Sri Lankan air force jets bombed and destroyed the headquarters of the Tamil Tigers’ naval arm in the far northern district of Mullaithivu, the military said on Wednesday, but the rebels said a landmine victim charity was hit. As the headquarters were inland in a town called Puthukkudiyiruppu, and the feared Sea Tiger fleet of attack boats are stationed near the coast, it was unclear if any rebel vessels were damaged, the military said. There were no details of any casualties, and there was no independent confirmation of what the air strike hit. “We took one target today. It was the Sea Tigers’ headquarters, a fuel dump and vehicle parking area - all completely destroyed,” air force spokesman Group Captain Ajantha de Silva said. “Right now the base is (on) fire.” He said the air strike had also hit munitions stores.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) denied they have a Sea Tiger headquarters building in Puthukkudiyiruppu, saying the bombs had hit the office of White Pigeon, a local charity which makes prosthetic limbs for