Sri Lankan navy fires at suspicious aircraft

The official told IANS that navy vessels detected the aircraft with its lights on at around 8.25 p.m. on Tuesday, flying towards Chalai in Mullaitivu district in the country's northeast.

"It was missing for about 30 minutes. The naval craft (later) detected a suspicious aircraft, maybe the same one, leaving Chalai area," the official said on the condition of anonymity.

"The Israeli-built Dvora Fast Attack Crafts this time opened fire at the aircraft using long range guns but it disappeared from the sky," said the official.