Sri Lankan Official Slain
From Reuters
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka —
Tamil guerrillas Monday shot and killed M. Panchalingam, the most senior government official in northern Sri Lanka, the military said. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam claimed responsibility.
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