High-ranking Tamil rebel killed
Sri Lankan troops infiltrated separatist Tamil Tiger rebel territory in the north and blew up a car, killing a top rebel intelligence official and three others, a pro-rebel website reported.
The blast that killed Shanmuganathan Ravishankar, also known as Col. Charles, took place Saturday, TamilNet said.
A Defense Ministry official, however, said that the military had not targeted Ravishankar with a bomb, and that he could have been killed in a number of clashes. The military reported that 16 rebels and one soldier had been killed.
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