Air Force war planes attack LTTE radio station - Kilinochchi

Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets bombed LTTE's clandestine radio station at Kilinochchi this evening (November 27), Air Force sources said.

The targeted location has been identified as the place where LTTE produces its propaganda products aimed at luring Tamil youth to join the terror outfit and also at tarnishing the good image of Sri Lanka.

Fighter pilots have confirmed that the radio station was completely destroyed, the sources further said.

The targeted radio station was to air the annual speech of terror chief V. Prabhakaran this evening.

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Sri Lanka vows to kill Tamil Tiger leader

Sri Lanka's government has marked the birthday of Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran with a vow to kill him.

The island's powerful defence secretary, Gotabhaya Rajapakse, said Colombo now had the upper hand in the long-running conflict, with the elusive guerrilla chief limited in both his movements and ability to score strategic victories.

Earlier this month the political head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), S.P. Thamilselvan, was killed in what the government said was a precision air strike on the north and not a mere lucky hit.

"The killing of Thamilselvan sent a very powerful message: they know we have good intelligence on their movements," Rajapakse told AFP in an interview Monday at the heavily-fortified defence ministry in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan president: We support Iran's peaceful nuclear program

Visiting Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse, in a meeting with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Monday, said his country supports Iran's inalienable right to use nuclear energy.

According to Foreign Ministry Media Department report on Monday, in the meeting, Mottaki presented a report on the latest situation of Iran's peaceful nuclear program, active cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency( IAEA) and (IAEA Chief) ElBaradei's report to the IAEA Governing Council.

Referring to the level of bilateral ties, Mottaki said, "Iran is interested to expand ties with Sri Lanka in all fields and the visit is a new chapter in mutual relations."

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Manmohan Singh expected to visit Sri Lanka in Feb

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to be the chief guest at the 60th anniversary celebrations of Sri Lanka's independence in February next year.

"The Sri Lankan government had extended an invitation to the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and he has accepted it," a senior Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry official said.

"He will visit Sri Lanka on 4th of February," the official said.

The official, however, said it was not yet finalised whether Singh's visit will be for one day or two days.

Earlier in the day, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama told Parliament that Singh will be the chief guest at the 60th anniversary celebrations on February 4.

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Koertzen out of Lankan series

Umpire Rudi Koertzen, who angered Sri Lankans this month by wrongly giving Kumar Sangakkara out on 192 in the second Test against Australia, has been withdrawn from the series against England.

South African Koertzen, 58, was due to stand in the series between Sri Lanka and England starting in Kandy on Saturday, but officials said the International Cricket Council had replaced him.

"The ICC has taken Koertzen off the roster for the series," Sri Lanka Cricket media manager Samantha Algama said.

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