MI-24, Bell damaged in Tiger air strike on Mannaar garrison
TamilNet, Friday, 31 October 2008, 13:09 GMT
An MI-24 attack helicopter gunship deployed in the Sri Lankan offensive on Vanni by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and a Bell helicopter used to transport the wounded soldiers from the battlefield, sustained damage Tuesday night when Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) air wing, Tamileelam Air Force, carried out a bombing raid on the Sri Lankan garrison at Tha'l'laadi in Mannaar, according to a reliable military source. Sri Lankan military officials have earlier said there was no major damage caused by the Tiger air strike, but said one soldier had sustained injuries