Information About Incident 68761-140788-357257 in Vavuniya Sri Lanka

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Meanwhile, Army spokesman Ruwan Wanigasooriya said that Ponniah Selvanayagam alias Gopi, a former LTTE intelligence cadre, was among the three LTTE leaders who were killed by the Army during a clash at Nadunkarni area of Vavuniya District on April 10, reports Daily Mirror on April 11.

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Meanwhile, Army spokesman Ruwan Wanigasooriya said that Ponniah Selvanayagam alias Gopi, a former LTTE intelligence cadre, was among the three LTTE leaders who were killed by the Army during a clash at Nadunkarni area of Vavuniya District on April 10, reports Daily Mirror on April 11. The shootout occurred when a group of soldiers encircled a house in Nadunkarni on a tip off that the suspects were staying there. The three suspects were identified as Gobi, Sundaralingam Kajeepan alias Thevihan and Navarathnam Navaneethan alias Appan.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
68761-140788-357257 4/13/2014 Sri Lanka Three LTTE leaders and one SF killed in search operation in Vavuniya District

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68761-140788-357257 4/13/2014 Sri Lanka kill Vavuniya