Sri Lanka Air Force Kfir and F-7 fighter jets yesterday (Feb 6) destroyed a hideout of senior LTTE leader Soosai located 1 Km northeast of Puthukudduyiruppu junction.
Air Force spokesperson Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara speaking to defence.lk said that 11 LTTE cadres including a very senior LTTE leader were killed in the attack.
He added that it has been revealed through unconfirmed sources that Soosai was at the targeted location at the time of the attack. However, he said it is impossible to confirm at the moment whether Soosai was killed or wounded in the attack.
According to the Air Force spokesperson, the initial air strike was taken on the target at 1.45, last afternoon. The mission was to destroy an underground bunker and a luxury house of one of the LTTE's senior leader. Following the attack, it was observed that the terrorists were making a desperate attempt to dig out the location with three earth moving vehicles. The fighters again hit the target at 4.45 on the same day evening destroying the three terrorist vehicles.
Meanwhile, the defence intelligence sources said that the target was registered after through analysis of intelligence obtained through technical and human sources. Positive identification had been made that the targeted location at Thiranapali in Puthukudduyiruppu as the main hideout of the terrorist band leader for the seagoing cadres Soosai, before the air strike was launched.
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