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| Tamil Tiger planes 'raid Colombo' | Tamil Tiger planes 'raid Colombo' |
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| At least one plane from Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels has attacked the capital, Colombo, officials say. | At least one plane from Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels has attacked the capital, Colombo, officials say. |
| The city has been put on alert and anti-aircraft guns have been firing into the night sky. | The city has been put on alert and anti-aircraft guns have been firing into the night sky. |
| An explosion was reported in the city's port area and officials also said a government building in the city centre had been hit. | |
| The Tigers have been fighting for a separate homeland in the north and east for a quarter of a century. | The Tigers have been fighting for a separate homeland in the north and east for a quarter of a century. |
| The alert comes as the Sri Lankan army has been pressing the Tamil Tiger rebels into a narrow area of jungle in the north-east of Sri Lanka. | The alert comes as the Sri Lankan army has been pressing the Tamil Tiger rebels into a narrow area of jungle in the north-east of Sri Lanka. |
| Military spokesman Brig Udaya Nanayakkara said a suspected Tamil Tiger aircraft was spotted north-east of Colombo and the capital's air defences were activated. | Military spokesman Brig Udaya Nanayakkara said a suspected Tamil Tiger aircraft was spotted north-east of Colombo and the capital's air defences were activated. |
| An air force spokesman said jets had been scrambled and were engaging the Tiger aircraft. | An air force spokesman said jets had been scrambled and were engaging the Tiger aircraft. |
| The Tamil Tigers have used light planes in the past to attack Colombo. | The Tamil Tigers have used light planes in the past to attack Colombo. |