06-21-2007, 03:14 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Prabhakaranâs son Charles Anthony heads LTTE "Air Wingâ, indicates report </b>
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Veluppillai Prabhakaranâs son Charles Anthony is now on the watch list of the Indian agencies after reports that he heads the air wing of the proscribed outfit, according to agencies report. An unnamed central intelligence officer in Mumbai said that Charles may have been trained by Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency. Reports indicate that the LTTE air wing is a complement of nine pilots and seven light single-engine aircrafts. They also have strength of about 60 airmen to maintain and service the planes mostly operating from secret airfields around Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The air wing is useful for carrying out suicide strikes on Sri Lanka security forces and for reconnaissance missions before an attack. Investigations by agencies indicate that apart from Mossad, senior LTTE cadre is also trained by Pakistanâs Inter Services Intelligence operatives. The LTTE owns a fleet of sea-going ships to transport their supplies and arms since 1986.
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Veluppillai Prabhakaranâs son Charles Anthony is now on the watch list of the Indian agencies after reports that he heads the air wing of the proscribed outfit, according to agencies report. An unnamed central intelligence officer in Mumbai said that Charles may have been trained by Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency. Reports indicate that the LTTE air wing is a complement of nine pilots and seven light single-engine aircrafts. They also have strength of about 60 airmen to maintain and service the planes mostly operating from secret airfields around Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The air wing is useful for carrying out suicide strikes on Sri Lanka security forces and for reconnaissance missions before an attack. Investigations by agencies indicate that apart from Mossad, senior LTTE cadre is also trained by Pakistanâs Inter Services Intelligence operatives. The LTTE owns a fleet of sea-going ships to transport their supplies and arms since 1986.
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