MV Uhana
The MV Uhana is a Sri Lankan naval vessel that was subjected to a suicide attack in June 2000.[1] A speedboat loaded with explosives positioned itself next to the Sri Lankan vessel, near Point Pedro, before blowing itself up. According to Rohitha Bogollagama, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, the Tamil Tigers were behind the attack. He compared the attack on the Uhana to al Qaeda's attack on the USS Cole, four months later. He suggested that al Qaeda and the Tamil Tigers learned techniques from one another.
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Rohitha Bogollagama (May 31, 2008). "How Successful is Counter Terrorism in the Asia-Pacific? - Sri Lanka's Experience". Retrieved 2008-06-02.
The precision targeting and execution of the attack by the terrorists on the hull of the vessel by Al-Qaeda operatives was almost identical to the mode of attack conducted by the LTTE's sea Tigers. One could discern from the similarity of attacks that there would have been a transfer of knowledge and expertise in the field of maritime terrorism.
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