Editorial photo #4388724 Human Interest

Sri Lanka Civil War

Weaponry in the former submarine yard that belonged to the LTTE Sea Tigers seen in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka on August 10, 2017. Gunboats, explosive boats (suicide boats), torpedoes; cannons and mortars, stealth boats, human torpedo attack weaponry, semi-submersibles, and submarines that belonged to the LTTE Sea Tigers and were captured by the Sri Lankan armed forces during the end of the of 26-year long civil war between the Sri Lankan Army and the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) are displayed in a area controlled by the Sri Lankan Army in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. This area was a submarine yard that was used by the Sea Tigers during the war. The Sea Tigers were the naval wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam during the Sri Lankan Civil War. The Sea Tigers sunk at least 29 Sri Lankan small inshore patrol boats and one freighter. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #4388724
Date taken: 10 August 2017
Location: —
Photographer: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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