Sri Lankan Army Capture submarine from LTTE
Sri Lankan forces on Thursday captured a submarine-type motor vehicle from Tamil Tigers. Probably LTTE the only terrorist organization in the world which possessed such a capability.
An Army spokesman said during search operations in the village Udayarakattu, the army Troops falter upon the submarine. The army also seized two naval crafts and a single person craft, which could have been used in suicide attacks by ‘Sea Tigers’.
The Sri lankan Defence Ministry said in a report on its website, "This was the most startling recovery made by troops so far during the ongoing operations against the LTTE," it also note "With this discovery the LTTE will go down in the history as the first terrorist organization to develop underwater weapons,".
Ministry sources as said three suicide boats and a large haul of LTTE maritime equipment were also found at the location. They also seized other vessels owned by the LTTE as it forces its way into the remaining strongholds of the Tamil Tigers in the island’s northern region.
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