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Prabhakaran's bunker busted: Sri Lankan Army

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Velupellai Prabhakaran -LTTE Chief
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Colombo, Jan 18: The Sri Lankan Army on Monday, Jan 18 claimed to have busted a bunker where Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was supposed to be hiding. The bunker was built among the houses of poor villagers and its entrance at the surface was disguised as one of the huts.

There was an armour plated container with air conditioning facility placed near the surface entrance of the bunker. Sri Lankan Army chief Sarath Fonseka, earlier said that Prabhakaran may have fled Sri Lanka. Also that he cannot take refuge in India. Fonseka said, "well, I am not sure whether he (LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran) is in Sri Lanka. There are ways to escape."

"It would be extremely tough for the 1000-odd LTTE cadres to take on Sri Lankan army of 50,000 personnel, deployed in areas around Mullaittivu," he added. He also claimed that since there is a murder case against Prabhakaran (Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case) he cannot take refuge in India. Prabhakaran cannot take refuge in United States of America or United Kingdom too as he is declared as a 'terrorist'. His comments came as troops killed 31 more rebel combatants in latest fighting, pushing further into the shrinking rebel-held territories in the north.

The troops also seized a high-tech boat manufacturing unit and a highly fortified rebel camp in the Maruthampuvel area according to the army chief.

OneIndia News (With inputs from Agencies)

Topics: prabhakaran, sri lanka, sri lankan tamils, rajiv gandhi assassination, colombo, sarath fonseka, unites states, united kingdom, bunker
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mahesh 20 Jan 2009 08:39 pm
Good Job is doing by Sri Lankan forces. They need to eliminate this LTTE from the world. This maniac LTTE is killing poor tamil and sinhalese people all the time. They have no mercy towards humans. They killed infants so many times and also mothers. All the LTTE soldiers are brain washed so no way they can think twice. plus LTTE soldires also stuck with Praba. He is not allowing them to leave LTTE. if they leave, they will be killed by LTTE. So I praised Sri Lankan Forces and President Rajapakshe government to doing a GREAT job. We Indians all should support them. Once a terrorist always a terrorist. so they deserve death. All BS about US camp in Trincomalee. US never go there. This is another properganda by LTTE suppoters. Sri Lanka belongs to Sri Lanakans why we Indians worry about their land. Let them resovle their problems. We have enough problems in India to pay attention. Only thing we should do is support Sri Lankan forces any time possible. GO SRI LANAK.. GO.. ELIMINATE LTTE FROM THIS WORLD. PEACE FOR ALL THE SRI LANKAN PEOPLE.
RAJA RAJA CHOLAN 20 Jan 2009 02:26 am
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