Sunday, May 24, 2009

The government of Sri Lanka presented the evidence the death of the leader of "Tamil Tigers".

Press konferentsiiBoris Volhonskiy29.04.2009Chem the battle between the Sri Lankan authorities and the separatists? Television of Sri Lanka May 19, showed pictures, confirming the death of the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam "Velupillaya Prabhakarana (Velupillai Prabhakaran), transmits AFP.
Frame shows the person slain leader of the Tamil Tigers. " In addition, broadcast television was demonstrated army token Prabhakarana marked "0.01", and his identity "Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
Meanwhile, former rebel website claimed that Prabhakaran is alive, healthy and in a safe place. This statement was made on 19 May - the day after the official announcement of the elimination of the leader of "Tamil Tigers".
As previously reported by the authorities of Sri Lanka, Prabhakaran, was killed while trying to escape from the area surrounded by government troops. This said, referring to press service of Defense Ministry of Sri Lanka said that he could commit suicide.
According to the interlocutor Agency, the body Prabhakarana no signs of violent death. Most likely, he swallowed a capsule of potassium cyanide, which has always been with him, added to the military department.
Death Velupillaya Prabhakarana, as well as the elimination of the four other leaders of the Tamil rebels has allowed the authorities of Sri Lanka to declare the final victory over the rebels. "Tamil Tigers fought for an independent state on the territory of Sri Lanka for the past 30 years. In January 2009, government troops pushed the rebels to the north of the island, after which the resistance of the rebels were crushed.

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