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Tamil Tiger leader 'hurt in raid' | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
The Sri Lankan military has said that Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was injured in a strike by the air force last month. | The Sri Lankan military has said that Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was injured in a strike by the air force last month. |
The strike targeted Mr Prabhakaran at the rebel headquarters in northern Kilinochchi district on 26 November, a military statement said. | The strike targeted Mr Prabhakaran at the rebel headquarters in northern Kilinochchi district on 26 November, a military statement said. |
There has so far been no comment from the rebels on the claim. | There has so far been no comment from the rebels on the claim. |
Fighting between troops and the rebels, who want autonomy for minority Tamils in the north and east, has worsened. | Fighting between troops and the rebels, who want autonomy for minority Tamils in the north and east, has worsened. |
Observers say the two sides are gearing up for major confrontation in the north. | Observers say the two sides are gearing up for major confrontation in the north. |
A military statement said that the four aircraft had carried out a "successful air strike" on a bunker in Jayanthinagar in Kilinochchi. | |
"Intelligence had confirmed that the bunker complex was frequented by Mr Prabhakaran," the statement said. | "Intelligence had confirmed that the bunker complex was frequented by Mr Prabhakaran," the statement said. |
Last month, an air force strike killed the rebels' political chief, SP Thamilselvan, who was at a meeting with other leaders at Kilinochchi. | |
Soon after, the government marked Prabhakaran's 53rd birthday with a vow to kill him. | Soon after, the government marked Prabhakaran's 53rd birthday with a vow to kill him. |
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa told the AFP news agency: "We are after him [Prabhakaran]. We are specifically targeting their leadership." | |
A Norwegian-brokered 2002 ceasefire broke down two years ago, resulting in renewed fighting that has killed more than 5,000 people. | |
At least 70,000 people have died since the war began in 1983. | At least 70,000 people have died since the war began in 1983. |
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