Tamil Tiger leader killed by Sri Lankan troops
May 18, 2009
COLOMBO – The leader of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers, Velupillai Prabhakaran, was shot dead Monday while trying to flee advancing troops, defence officials told AFP.
Prabhakaran was in a small convoy of a van and ambulance along with several close aides which tried to drive out of the battle zone, but was attacked and killed, the senior defence ministry official said.
“He was killed with two others Full Article on channelnewsasia.com
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