Search lights sweep the sky over Colombo during an air raid by the Tamil Tigers Photograph: Ishara S Kodikara/AFP/Getty ImagesTamil Tigers Attack Colombo With Aircraft -- The Guardian
Two Tamil Tiger aircraft launched an attack on Colombo last night sending a message of defiance to the Sri Lankan government which believes it is close to defeating the rebels, who are holed-up in the north-east of the country.
At least two people were confirmed dead last night and a further 50 injured after the Sri Lankan military shot down the light aircraft, one of which crashed into a tax office building.
Rebel fighters are boxed into a 34-square mile pocket of dense forest, convincing the Sri Lankan government that an end is in sight to the decades-long civil war. Witnesses said the air attack started at around 9.30pm as two jets appeared over the city's port area.
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