2007 attack on Colombo Harbour

{{Short description|Suicide attack in Sri Lanka}}

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{{Infobox military conflict

|conflict=Attack on Colombo Harbour

|partof=the Sri Lankan civil war

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|date=27 January 2007

|place=Colombo, Sri Lanka

|casus=

|territory=

|result= Sri Lanka Navy victory

|combatant1=18px Sri Lanka Navy

|combatant2= {{Flagicon image|Tamil Eelam Flag.svg|15px}} Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

|commander1= Unknown

|commander2=Unknown

|strength1=

|strength2=3 suicide craft

|casualties1=

|casualties2= 3 boats exploded

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{{Campaignbox Sri Lankan Civil War}}

{{Campaignbox Eelam War IV}}

On 27 January 2007 a suicide attack was carried out by three Sea Tiger suicide craft of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Colombo Harbour, which is the primary commercial port in Sri Lanka.{{cite news |title=Lankan navy sinks 3 rebel boats to foil port attack |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/01/28/d70128014423.htm |access-date=14 November 2023 |publisher=The Daily Star}}