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Lanka TV shows body of Tamil Tiger leader
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankan television broadcast images Tuesday of what it said was the body of Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, as the island’s President hailed his army’s victory over the rebels.The images were shown after the
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India seeks scientific confirmation of Tamil Tiger leader’s death
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India is to ask Sri Lanka for scientific confirmation of the death of the Tamil Tigers leader so it can close a case connected to the murder of former premier Rajiv Gandhi, police said Monday.Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai
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Lankan president declares Tamil Tigers 'defeated'
COLOMBO (Reuters/AFP) - The president of Sri Lanka declared Saturday that the island’s separatist Tamil Tiger rebels have been “defeated militarily” after decades of bitter ethnic bloodshed.Defence officials said the massive offensive
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