23 Tigers killed by Sri Lanka navy
1 May 2009, 1546 hrs IST, PTI COLOMBO: Sri Lankan forces on Friday foiled another desperate attempt by Tamil Tigers to break out, sinking their three boats in a pre-dawn strike killing 23 sea Tigers. Also in further embarrassment for the rebels, 58 child soldiers, including a senior female LTTE leader, surrendered. The Lankan warships who have blockaded the small coastline off Mullaittivu, still held by the Tigers noticed an attempt by three LTTE boats to take to sea and sank them after challenging them, a naval spokesman said. This is second time in less than four days that Sri Lankan navy has thwarted attempts by Tamil Tigers to put their boats to sea. The encounter comes as reports say that the entire LTTE leadership including its supremo V Prabhakaran is holed up in a small stretch of land. The Tamil Tigers also today took their war into the cyberspace by hacking into the official website of the Sri Lankan army. The hackers believe to be Tiger computer experts replaced