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Karuna Amman claimed Prabhakaran shot himself but it was denied by Fonseka who claimed the injury was from shrapnel citing the lack of an exit wound. [72] A week later, the new Tamil Tiger leader, Selvarasa Pathmanathan, admitted that Prabhakaran was dead. [73] [74] [75]
Balachandran Prabhakaran (1 October 1996–19 May 2009) was the third child of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.. He was killed by Sri Lankan forces after surrendering during the final phase of the Sri Lankan civil war in May 2009.
Prabhakaran's right-hand man in the early stages of the LTTE. He was instrumental in the transformation of the LTTE from an armed criminal gang to a deadly military force. Seelan's death on 15 July 1983 prompted Prabhakaran to ambush the Sri Lanka Army patrol Four Four Bravo to avenge his death.
Sarath Fonseka, then the Sri Lankan Army Chief stated that they had been shot dead on the orders of Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to Shavendra Silva, commander of the 58 Division (Sri Lanka). Balachandran Prabhakaran, Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son, was also killed after surrendering along with his bodyguards. A UN Panel states the LTTE leaders intended ...
Motive revealed in Pennsylvania hospital shooting that left 1 officer dead, 5 injured. SASHA PEZENIK, LUKE BARR, NADINE EL-BAWAB and MATT FOSTER. February 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM.
The 1974 Tamil conference incident during which intervention by Sri Lankan police resulted in 11 dead [41] also sparked the anger of these militant groups. Both Sivakumaran and Prabhakaran attempted to assassinate Duraiyappah in revenge for the incident. Sivakumaran committed suicide on 5 June 1974, to evade capture by Police. [42]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Army on Friday released the names of two of the soldiers killed when the military Black Hawk in which they were flying collided with a passenger jet, but said, in an ...
Kreese has been assumed dead in the past and then pops back up, so we will have to see." Heald and Hurwitz, however, have a slightly more pessimistic view. "Look at that explosion!" says Heald ...