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Merchant ship under rebel attack in northern Sri Lanka

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A Sri Lankan merchant vessel has come under Tamil Tiger rebels' attack, Naval officials said Sunday.

The ship named City of Liverpool was returning to the eastern port of Trincomalee when it came under attack by Sea Tigers of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

The Navy spotted a cluster of LTTE boats around 3:30 p.m. local time (1000 GMT) off the coast of Point Pedro in the northern Jaffna peninsula, a Naval spokesman said in Colombo.

About 20 Tiger boats fired at the ship which was returning after unloading flour in the Jaffna port of Kankesanturi, officials said.

At least one of the LTTE suicide boats had hit the ship, Naval officials said, adding that at least two of the rebel boats had been destroyed by the Navy.

There has been no reports of casualties so far.

The attack came as the government troops cleared the main rebel stronghold of Vakarai in the east from LTTE control on Friday.

Vakarai, a key rebel installation, was annexed by the troops when the rebels fled the area in the face of troop advance.

Source: Xinhua

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