The SLAF and SLN, too, yesterday dismissed claims that
Sri Lanka had received a ‘wide variety of weapons’ from the UK to finish
off the Tigers.
Authoritative sources said that statements attributed to
British parliamentarians were a joke as Sri Lanka had not acquired any
ships, aircraft, armoured fighting vehicles, armoured personnel
carriers, artillery pieces, mortars or any other heavy or light
equipment over the past several years.
Sources said that the British had even declined to
supply ammunition for 30 mm guns mounted on SLN’s Fast Attack Craft (FACs).
Responding to our queries, sources said that Sri Lanka took delivery of
ten 30 mm guns from UK way back in 1996 along with 6,000 rounds of
ammunition. Although the British had delivered 2,000 more rounds of
ammunition to Sri Lanka later, they turned down subsequent requests for
the same, sources said. (SF)
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