Associated Press, Thu Jan 5 17:13:01 EST 2006
KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press Writer - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Sri Lankan troops Thursday shot dead a Tamil Tiger rebel suspect, the military said, but pro-rebel reports claimed the victim is a civilian who was not carrying his identification papers. Military spokesman Brig. Prasad Samarasinghe said that troops on patrol killed the suspected rebel when he tried to attack them with a hand grenade in Kiran, Batticaloa district 220 kilometers (135 miles) east of capital Colombo.
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