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Sri Lankan Govt. rejects LTTE(Tamil Tiger) propaganda on Illuppaikadavai air strikes (2007 Jan. 03,) The Sri Lankan government completly rejects the false information spread by the LTTE on the air strikes carried out by the Air Force on a sea tiger base in Illuppaikadavai, north of Mannar in the morning hours yesterday (02) The government believes that the LTTE is attempting to mislead the International community. The sea tiger base at Illuppaikadavai was a well-identified target, which was under constant observation by the Air Force. The government reiterates that the Air Force carried out this attack on a well-identified sea tiger base and not on a civilian settlement. The LTTE's claim that the injured civilians were taken to the Kilinochchi hospital is a total lie as the nearest hospital to Iluppaikadavai is the fully equipped Mannar hospital. If there were seriously injured people the closest hospital, they could have been taken to be the Anuradhapura General Hospital. The distance from Illuppaikadavai to the Anurdhapura hospital is around 112 kilometers. From Illuppaikadavai to Kilinochchi hospital there is a distance of around 140 kilometers. If there was an air strike on a civilian settlement yesterday, it is astonishing as to why the injured were taken to a hospital far away when there were other hospitals in close proximity. Moreover, there cannot be any civilian casualties in Illuppaikadavai as the Army had banned the area for civilian settlements earlier. Based on these facts, it is not difficult for anyone to realize that the LTTE is spreading false information that the Air Force had bombed a civilian settlement in Illuppaikadavai last morning