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Two key Tamil Tigers 'surrender' Two key Tamil Tigers 'surrender'
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Two senior Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka have surrendered to the military, the army's website says.Two senior Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka have surrendered to the military, the army's website says.
It says that the rebels' media co-ordinator, Daya Master, gave himself up along with a top interpreter, named George, who worked for senior rebels.It says that the rebels' media co-ordinator, Daya Master, gave himself up along with a top interpreter, named George, who worked for senior rebels.
Correspondents say that if the reports are true it will be a major setback for the rebel leadership.Correspondents say that if the reports are true it will be a major setback for the rebel leadership.
They have insisted that rebels should commit suicide by swallowing cyanide capsules rather than be captured. It has insisted that rebels should commit suicide by swallowing cyanide capsules rather than be captured.
The army says that the pair were taken at Puthumathalan on Wednesday "in the company of fleeing civilians".The army says that the pair were taken at Puthumathalan on Wednesday "in the company of fleeing civilians".
The rebels are surrounded by the army in a small area of land in the north-east of the country. The rebels are surrounded by the army in a small area of land in the north-east of the country. The Tigers have not yet commented on the army's claims.
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The military website says that Daya Master played a significant role in the rebel outfit and was their media spokesman for the past few years.
It says that his decision to turn himself in will come as "a rude shock" to rebels and "expatriates who have been pumping hard currency into their coffers".
The army says the other man who gave himself up, George, was the translator for senior rebel leader SP Thamilselvan, who was killed in an air strike in 2007.