Tamil politician shot dead in Sri Lanka
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead a pro-government Tamil politician in Sri Lanka’s main city of Colombo and set off a powerful mine elsewhere killing a soldier, officials said. A lone gunman killed Mark Kanapathipillai of the Eelam Democratic People’s Party (EPDP), police said, adding that the victim was a close associate of party leader and Hindu affairs minister Douglas Devananda. Full Story