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| Sri Lankan warplanes have destroyed a Tamil Tiger radio tower in the north, a day after the country's bloodiest suicide bombing, the rebels say. | Sri Lankan warplanes have destroyed a Tamil Tiger radio tower in the north, a day after the country's bloodiest suicide bombing, the rebels say. |
| Two employees were hurt in the attack near Kilinochchi, rebels said. At least three people died in other raids on civilian areas, truce monitors said. | |
| The raids came as Norwegian envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer arrived in Sri Lanka. | |
| Peace hopes nosedived after Monday's suicide bombing which killed almost 100 people, most of them sailors. | Peace hopes nosedived after Monday's suicide bombing which killed almost 100 people, most of them sailors. |
| It is believed that the air strikes inflicted heavy damages to terrorists Defence Ministry Witnesses: 'Chaotic scenes' In pictures: Convoy blast Analysis: Military setbacks | It is believed that the air strikes inflicted heavy damages to terrorists Defence Ministry Witnesses: 'Chaotic scenes' In pictures: Convoy blast Analysis: Military setbacks |
| Rebel officials said the main 500-foot-high broadcast tower at Kokkavil had been destroyed after being hit 25 times during bombing on Tuesday morning. | Rebel officials said the main 500-foot-high broadcast tower at Kokkavil had been destroyed after being hit 25 times during bombing on Tuesday morning. |
| An electricity generator and two vehicles were also destroyed in the attack, the pro-rebel TamilNet website reported. | An electricity generator and two vehicles were also destroyed in the attack, the pro-rebel TamilNet website reported. |
| The Tigers told the BBC Sinhala service they were broadcasting with difficulty but would not go off air. | The Tigers told the BBC Sinhala service they were broadcasting with difficulty but would not go off air. |
| A spokesman for the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission, Thorfinnur Omarsson, told the BBC that two children were among three civilians killed in government raids near the north-eastern town of Mullaitivu on Monday. | |
| Little optimism | Little optimism |
| Air raids have been carried out against a number of suspected rebel targets since Monday's bombing near the town of Habarana, 190km (120 miles) north-east of the capital Colombo. | Air raids have been carried out against a number of suspected rebel targets since Monday's bombing near the town of Habarana, 190km (120 miles) north-east of the capital Colombo. |
| The buses carried sailors starting and ending tours of duty | The buses carried sailors starting and ending tours of duty |
| The rebels did not confirm or deny carrying out the attack, in which an explosives-laden truck was rammed into a military bus convoy, but said it was justified. | The rebels did not confirm or deny carrying out the attack, in which an explosives-laden truck was rammed into a military bus convoy, but said it was justified. |
| The BBC's Dumeetha Luthra in Colombo says that is almost a tacit acceptance of responsibility. | The BBC's Dumeetha Luthra in Colombo says that is almost a tacit acceptance of responsibility. |
| At least 116 others were wounded in the bombing, military spokesman Brig Prasad Samarasinghe said. | At least 116 others were wounded in the bombing, military spokesman Brig Prasad Samarasinghe said. |
| Civilians were among those caught up in the blast, which resulted in more fatalities than any other suicide attack in Sri Lanka's long and bloody civil conflict. | Civilians were among those caught up in the blast, which resulted in more fatalities than any other suicide attack in Sri Lanka's long and bloody civil conflict. |
| Norwegian envoy Hanssen-Bauer was in Sri Lanka last week, when he got the warring parties to finalise a date and venue for planned peace talks in Switzerland at the end of the month. | Norwegian envoy Hanssen-Bauer was in Sri Lanka last week, when he got the warring parties to finalise a date and venue for planned peace talks in Switzerland at the end of the month. |
| DESCENT TO VIOLENCE 16 October 2006: 99 killed in suicide attack on navy convoy11 October 2006: 129 soldiers die in fighting between army and Tamil Tigers4 September 2006: Troops take control of a crucial area near Trincomalee7 August 2006: 17 local employees of a French charity shot dead in the town of Muttur26 June 2006: A suspected suicide bomber kills a top Sri Lankan general near Colombo15 June 2006: At least 64 - many children - die in mine attack on Sri Lankan bus Q&A: Sri Lanka crisis | DESCENT TO VIOLENCE 16 October 2006: 99 killed in suicide attack on navy convoy11 October 2006: 129 soldiers die in fighting between army and Tamil Tigers4 September 2006: Troops take control of a crucial area near Trincomalee7 August 2006: 17 local employees of a French charity shot dead in the town of Muttur26 June 2006: A suspected suicide bomber kills a top Sri Lankan general near Colombo15 June 2006: At least 64 - many children - die in mine attack on Sri Lankan bus Q&A: Sri Lanka crisis |
| Now he is back to settle the details, but observers say the fresh violence could derail the talks. | Now he is back to settle the details, but observers say the fresh violence could derail the talks. |
| Monday's bloodshed comes after more than 130 Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and 300 injured in fighting last Wednesday - the worst single day of casualties for the military since a ceasefire was signed in 2002. | Monday's bloodshed comes after more than 130 Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and 300 injured in fighting last Wednesday - the worst single day of casualties for the military since a ceasefire was signed in 2002. |
| UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is among world leaders to express "alarm" at the violence. | UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is among world leaders to express "alarm" at the violence. |
| Our correspondent says that given the bloodshed, there is little optimism about what the Geneva talks might achieve. | Our correspondent says that given the bloodshed, there is little optimism about what the Geneva talks might achieve. |
| At least 2,000 people have been killed in violence this year in Sri Lanka, the military and ceasefire monitors say. | At least 2,000 people have been killed in violence this year in Sri Lanka, the military and ceasefire monitors say. |
| Before the 2002 ceasefire, more than 60,000 people were killed in two decades of civil war. | Before the 2002 ceasefire, more than 60,000 people were killed in two decades of civil war. |
| The Tamil Tigers are fighting for an independent homeland in the north and east of the country, and claim that ethnic Tamils have suffered decades of discrimination at the hands of Sri Lanka's Sinhalese majority. | The Tamil Tigers are fighting for an independent homeland in the north and east of the country, and claim that ethnic Tamils have suffered decades of discrimination at the hands of Sri Lanka's Sinhalese majority. |