Zlin Z 43 of Air Tigers at Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
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) – 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
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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]
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^"Air Tigers were on '9/11' mission". The Daily Mirror. February 21, 2009. Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
^"Was LTTE's kamikaze attack a copy-cat 9/11 strike?". Press Trust of India. February 22, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
^"Sri Lanka kamikaze attack targeted air force". Associated Press. February 22, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
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