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Sri Lankan government shows the body of killed Tamil leader

Kotte, Sri Lanka - The rebels claimed he was still alive

Sri Lankan government showed today the the images of the body announced as belonging to Velupillai Prabhakaran, Tamil Tigers' leader. The video clearly shows the guerrilla's face and was broadcast after yesterday's contrasting news according to which the leader might have survived to the final attacks of the Sri Lankan regular army. According to sources of the local ministry of defense the body was...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1104697
Rome, Italy, 05/19/2009 15:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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