2009 suicide air raid on Colombo
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On February 20, 2009, the air wing of the Tamil Tigers separatist militia launched a suicide attack against military locations in and around Colombo, Sri Lanka, using two weaponized light aircraft.[1] It is speculated that the raids were intended to mimic the September 11 attacks, where aircraft were used as flying bombs and crashed directly into their targets.[2][3] The attackers failed to reach their presumed targets and crashed to the ground after being shot down by the Sri Lanka Air Force, although one of the aircraft struck a government building in Colombo, killing two people, and over 50 people in total were injured in both crashes.[4]
2009 suicide air raid on Colombo | |
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Location | Colombo and near Katunayake International Airport, in Sri Lanka. |
Date | February 20, 2009 Friday, February 20, 2009 (Friday, February 20, 2009 -9:46 pm) ā 10:30 pm (2009-02-21) (UTC+5.30) |
Attack type | Murder-suicide, suicide attack |
Deaths | 4 (including both pilots) |
Injured | 58+ |
Perpetrators | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |