Information About Incident 59563-118952-300884 in Batticaloa Sri Lanka

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A police constable, identified as Kandaih Dharmalingam, on duty at Thalavar Street in the Akkaraipattu area of Batticaloa district was shot dead by militants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on February 19, Sri Lanka Army reported.

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A police constable, identified as Kandaih Dharmalingam, on duty at Thalavar Street in the Akkaraipattu area of Batticaloa district was shot dead by militants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on February 19, Sri Lanka Army reported.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
59563-118952-300884 2/20/2008 Sri Lanka One police constable and a LTTE militant killed in separate incidents

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