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Restored revision 1221851329 by Adakiko (talk): Restored last stable version. The fought armed war for the Tamil minority in Srilanka. But attacks against civilians is still terrorism and it include not only non state terrorism but also state terrorism. So do not remove the word terrorism from sentences and sources.
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In 2013, Thiruthanikan Thanigasalam and Sahilal Sabaratnam were sentenced to 25 years in prison in [[Brooklyn]] in connection of attempting to purchase high-powered weaponry for the LTTE. They were caught in a FBI undercover sting operation while attempting to purchase surface-to-air missiles, missile launchers, and assault rifles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two Defendants Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to the LTTE, a Foreign Terrorist Organization |url=https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/newyork/press-releases/2010/nyfo012510.htm |website=fbi.gov |publisher=FBI, U.S. Department of Justice |access-date=27 May 2023}}</ref>
 
==Proscription as a terrorist group==
{{further|Criminal charges levelled against the LTTE}}