Journalist Working for BBC Killed
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a Tamil journalist in the northern Jaffna city after raiding his home in a high-security area, his colleagues said Friday. Maylwaganam Nimalarajan, 40, who reported for the BBC's Tamil language service and worked for Colombo's Tamil language daily Virakesari, was shot at in his study while he was working on a news report Thursday night, his colleagues said. They asked not to be identified by name, fearing for their safety. Full Story