Air Strike Near Oil Tanks in Sri Lanka Capital, Military Reports

Reuters Oct 28, 2008
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COLOMBO—A rebel Tamil Tiger aircraft dropped bombs near oil storage tanks in the Sri Lankan capital on Tuesday after another raid 250 km north targeting a military base, military sources said.

"The aircraft dropped bombs in Colombo near the oil storage tanks," a military source said on condition of anonymity. Another source confirmed it and said it was under investigation.