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A video frame grab shows military personnel holding what they say is the body of the LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran
19 May 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A video frame grab shows military personnel holding what they say is the body of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran, May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. There was no independent confirmation available. REUTERS/SRI LANKA TV via REUTERS TV (SRI LANKA MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT) SRI LANKA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SRI LANKA
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Tamil Malaysians hold placards and banners in support of Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during a demonstration outside Batu Caves Temple near Kuala Lumpur May 24, 2009. REUTERS/Bazuki ...




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