Attack on Galle Harbour
Attack on Galle Harbour was a suicide attack carried out by 15 Sea Tigers of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on the commercial Galle Harbour and Sri Lanka Navy base SLNS Dakshina in the tourist town of Galle in southern Sri Lanka.
| Attack on Galle Harbour | |||||||
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| Part of the Sri Lankan civil war | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sri Lanka Navy | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Commodore Manil Mendis | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 15 in 5 boats | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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3 Naval vessels damaged 1 sailor and 1 civilian killed, 12 sailors, 14 civilians wounded (according to the Sri Lanka Navy) | 5 boats (3 exploded), 9+ killed (according to the SL Military) | ||||||
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