From The Telegraph:
A pair of Tamil Tiger leaders were shot dead as they tried to surrender following desperate last-minute negotiations to guarantee their safety, it was claimed last night.
B Nadesan, head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's political wing, and S Puleedevan, head of its "peace secretariat", were killed as they approached Sri Lankan army positions waving a white flag, a spokesman for the group claimed.
S. Pathmanathan, the group's head of international relations said: "We were instructed to make contact with the 58th division of the Sri Lankan forces in the war zone. Mr Nadesan and Mr Puleedevan then proceeded to do so.
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Sri Lankan Officials Kill Rebel Leader, End Civil War -- NPR (Audio)
The grand finale -- Daily News
6,261 soldiers killed since August, 2006, says Sri Lankan Minister -- The Hindu
War-ravaged Tamil population faces grim future in displacement camps -- Globe And Mail
Sri Lankan President Dismisses Calls for War Crimes Probe -- Washington Post
How Sri Lanka's military won -- BBC
Tamil Tigers: defeated at home, defiant abroad -- The Independent
Correspondents: taking tea with the Tamil Tigers -- Times Online
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