The LTTE struck back in October . First , they killed nearly 130 soldiers in a fierce battle at Muhamalai , the crossing-point between government - and LTTE-controlled area in the north of the country . Just days later , a suspected LTTE suicide bomber struck a naval convoy in Habarana , in the center of the country , killing about 100 sailors who were returning home on leave . It was the deadliest suicide attack in the history of the conflict
struck a naval convoy
2006 Digampathana bombing
Sri Lankan Civil War