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Rival
LTTE gunfire kills one more LTTE cadre and injures another
[February
21, 2005 - 10.40 GMT]
(SL
Army Website) Gunfire of an LTTE
rival member killed another LTTE cadre of the LTTE (Karuna) faction and
injured another LTTE man while they were in the general area of Karapola in
Welikanda on 20 February 2005 around 11.30 a.m.
The deceased, Villiyasinham Manoharan (37) of No 47, Karapola, Muthugala,
was reportedly riding from Sevanpitiya towards Muthugala on a motorbike (EPHO
0122) with his friend, Vinayagamurthy Jeganadan (37) alias Sudaharan when
the LTTE gunman from its Wanni faction, identified as Raju waylaid them and
indiscriminately opened fire at them.
According to the injured, Vinayagamurthy Jeganadan, his slain colleague,
Villiyasinham Manoharan upon receipt of T - 56 gunshot injuries, died on the
spot after profuse bleeding.
The assassins immediately fled the area after firing, according to the
injured LTTE cadre.
The injured LTTE cadre, who identified the assailant was evacuated initially
to the Welikanda hospital by villagers in the area and later on transferred
to the Polonnaruwa hospital as his condition grew worse.
The Police have recovered 12 empty T-56 cartridges form the location of the
crime.
The
Sri
Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) was to be informed.
The Welikanda Police are conducting investigations.
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