Jaffna, Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of
FOUNDER AND LEADER OF LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL ELAM (LTTE) VELUPILLAI PRABHAKARAN IN JAFFNA.
FILE PHOTO 1995 - Founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, Velupillai Prabhakaran, speaks during a news conference in Jaffna in this 1995 file photo. Sri Lankan troops beat back an attack by Tamil Tiger rebels on Wednesday in the northern Jaffna peninsula, the government said. A government statement said the LTTE rebels had mounted an attack using rocket propelled grenades on army positions in the Chemmani area, close to Jaffna city, but were forced to withdraw when the troops retaliated.
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