Attack on Galle Harbour

Attack on Galle Harbour
Part of the Sri Lankan civil war
DateOctober 18, 2006
Location
Galle, Sri Lanka
Result Disputed
Belligerents
Sri Lanka Navy
Commanders and leaders
Commodore Manil Mendis Unknown
Strength
Unknown 15 in 5 boats
Casualties and losses

3 Naval vessels damaged 1 sailor and 1 civilian killed, 12 sailors, 14 civilians wounded (according to the Sri Lanka Navy)[1]

3 Naval gun boats destroyed (according to the South Asia Analysis Group) [2]		 5 boats (3 exploded), 9+ killed (according to the SL Military)[1]

Attack on Galle Harbour [3] was a suicide attack[1] carried out by 15 Sea Tigers of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on the commercial Galle Harbour and Sri Lanka Navy base SLNS Dakshina in the tourist town of Galle in southern Sri Lanka.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Rebel suicide blasts hit Sri Lankan resort". The Guardian. 2006-10-19. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
  2. ^ "WHY LTTE ATTACKED GALLE NAVAL BASE AND HARBOUR?". SouthAsiaAnalysisGroup. 2006-10-19. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2009-01-16.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Port hit in S Lanka tourist city". BBC. 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2009-01-16.