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July 24
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A hand-picked squad of 21 LTTE
militants attacked the Air Force base in Katunayake and the
Bandaranaike International Airport, on the outskirts of Colombo.
Eight military aircraft, including Kifr jets, and six Airbus
passenger aircraft were destroyed or damaged in the attack.
14 LTTE militants and seven Security Force personnel were killed
while 12 more are wounded in the attack.
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