An air force spokesman said a Bell 212 helicopter flying over Mihintale near Anuradhapura made a forced landing killing the four-man crew also Monday morning.
The attack on the Anuradhapura air base, 212 kilometres (130 miles) north of the capital Colombo, started around 3 a.m. Monday morning with a group of Tigers infiltrating the base.
This was followed by a Tiger light aircraft dropping two bombs on the base and escaping despite anti-aircraft fire by the defenders.
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The air force spokesman said at least eight air force troops have been wounded in the attack.
Two Mi-24 attack helicopters were damaged in the attack.
No further details of casualties or damage were immediately available.
The spokesman said troops had launched a clearing operation after the Tiger attack.
In a separate incident an air force Bell 212 aircraft made a forced landing in Mihintale, to the east of Anuradhapura, killing