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Air Force Jets raid hideout of LTTE kingpins and LTTE resistance points-Kilinochchi

Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets launched a nighttime raid targeting a well guarded hideout of high profile LTTE cadres in Kilinochchi, said the Air Force sources.

Air Force spokesman, Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara speaking to defence.lk said that the air strike was taken at 8 PM (Sept 23) targeting the terror kingpins' hideout located in the Piramantalkulm area , in Kilinochchi district. He added that the exact damage caused to the terrorist in the attack is yet to be verified.

Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets carried out 3 air raids targeting LTTE resistance points in the Kilinochchi battlefront this afternoon (Sept 23), said the Air Force sources.

Air Force spokesperson Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara speaking to defence.lk said that all three air strikes were taken at 12.45 PM. The locations were, 2.5 Km north of Vannerikulam, 2 Km north of Akkarayankulam, and 5 Km north of Akkarayankulam, he added.

He said the raids were launched in support of the Army 57 division and Task Force 1 troops operating in the Kilinochchi front.

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