Army fires artillery at sea

[TamilNet, Thursday, 03 September 1998, 14:10 GMT]
The SLA at Vettilaikerni launched an artillery barrage in the direction of the sea last night said residents in nearby fishing villages. The artillery guns had opened up about 10.30 p.m. and had fired until 11.15 they said.

Several rounds of parachute flares were also fired to illuminate the sea said a fisherman in the area. Residents speculated that the SLA artillery opened up in the direction of the high seas probably on intelligence about Sea Tiger activity.