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Video frame grab shows the body of LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran
19 May 2009
Source: Reuters
 
The video frame grab shows what the Sri Lankan military says is the body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran, May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. There was no independent confirmation available. REUTERS/SRI LANKA TV via REUTERS TV (SRI LANKA CONFLICT POLITICS) SRI LANKA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SRI LANKA
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The video frame grab shows what the Sri Lankan military says is the body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran, May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief ...


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