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| Suspect jets spark Colombo alert | |
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| Sri Lankan troops in Colombo have fired anti-aircraft guns after reports that suspicious planes were flying towards the capital. | |
| Residents in the capital said they heard powerful explosions. | |
| The authorities also cut power to the city, the country's only international airport and an adjoining army base. | |
| Many residents were watching the Sri Lankan national cricket team play Australia in the World Cup final when the city was blacked out. | |
| The Sri Lankan authorities ordered similar measures on Thursday after reports of unidentified aircraft approaching the capital. | |
| That incident proved to be a false alarm. | |
| The public has been warned to be on guard after Tamil Tiger rebels unveiled their own "air force" with two deadly aerial bombings in the space of a month. | |
| In March, the Tigers carried out their first aerial attack on the Colombo air base, killing three air force personnel and injuring 16 other people. | |
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