Now Lanka can shoot down rebel jet
Afp, Colombo
Sri Lanka's military now has the capacity to shoot down Tamil Tiger light airplanes which have bombed four targets on the island this year, the government said Wednesday. The enhanced capability means the island's only international airport will soon reopen for night flights after its closure earlier this year as a precaution over the attacks, a government spokesman said. "The night time curfew at the airport will end from July 1," Keheliya Rambukwella told reporters. "The air force has assured us that they received material to detect and identify Tiger planes," he said. Military officials said the decision came after better radar was installed to track low-flying aircraft belonging to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The airport shut for night flights in May.
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