Special Report: Ceasefire over in Sri Lanka

    COLOMBO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan military said that the Air Force conducted air raids on identified Tamil Tiger targets on Tuesday with the rebel saying one of its radio facilities was destroyed by the bombing.

    The Air Force said it raided two Tiger bases in Mullaitivu and an identified camp in Mankulam in the north on Tuesday morning.

    The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said in a statement "Sri Lankan Kfir bombers destroyed a transmission tower of the Voice of Tigers radio broadcast located in Kokkavil in the Mullaitiviu district on Tuesday."

    The Air Force resumed its air strikes against the rebel positions after Monday's suicide attack on the Navy in the North Central Province by the LTTE.

    The government said 99 sailors were killed while over 100 others were injured in what was described as a brutal terrorist attack.

    The violence took place in spite of an agreement by the government to meet face to face with the Tigers in Switzerland on Oct. 28 and 29.

    The rebels are to make their final decision on attending the talks to the Norwegian special peace envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer on Thursday.

    The Norwegian envoy is set to return to the island late on Tuesday following the arrival on Saturday of the Japanese special envoy Yasushi Akashi.

    The international community has been urging the two warring parties to end violence and return to the process of negotiations. Enditem