Sea Tiger Leader, Marran &; Twenty-Five more Perished

MULLAITTIVU: NAVAL troops following a pre-dawn sea encounter off the seas in CHALAI on Monday (30) killed the LTTE Sea Tiger leader, MARAN, including twenty-six Sea Tiger terrorists, the Navy reported.

Naval gunfire submerged four of those LTTE Sea Tiger crafts during the fighting that went on till Monday (30) morning after the Navy observed the presence of those Sea Tiger boats minutes after Sunday (29) midnight.

It is believed a huge stock of LTTE armaments had also perished with the boats, the Navy said.