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Top military intelligence officer shot dead in Sri Lanka’s capital
COLOMBO - A senior military intelligence officer involved in gathering information about Tamil rebel activities was shot dead by an unidentified gunman inside his vehicle in the early hours of Sunday in Sri Lanka’s capital, police said.
Lt. Colonel T.R.Meedin, 39, had gone out with a group his friends on Saturday night, and his bullet-riddled body was found close to his residence at Kiribathgoda, eight kilometres east of Colombo city, police said.
Police said they suspect that a gunman had fired from inside the vehicle, but it was not immediately clear whether the gunman was previously known to the officer.
Police said that there was no immediate clue as to who was responsible for the assassination, but they were investigating whether Tamil rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were responsible for the attack as he was mainly gathering intelligence on rebel activities.
Early this year Tamil rebels gunned down another senior military intelligence officer in the Colombo city.
Tamil rebels have gunned down more than 50 persons involved in gathering intelligence reports for the security forces since the ceasefire went into effect in February 2002. Among those killed have been members of rival Tamil groups working with the security forces, while others have been army and policemen working as intelligence operatives.
Medina was described as the most senior military intelligence officer to be killed since the ceasefire brokered by the Norwegian government came into effect.
The ceasefire has continued despite some serious violations over the past few years.
COLOMBO - A senior military intelligence officer involved in gathering information about Tamil rebel activities was shot dead by an unidentified gunman inside his vehicle in the early hours of Sunday in Sri Lanka’s capital, police said.
Lt. Colonel T.R.Meedin, 39, had gone out with a group his friends on Saturday night, and his bullet-riddled body was found close to his residence at Kiribathgoda, eight kilometres east of Colombo city, police said.
Police said they suspect that a gunman had fired from inside the vehicle, but it was not immediately clear whether the gunman was previously known to the officer.
Police said that there was no immediate clue as to who was responsible for the assassination, but they were investigating whether Tamil rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were responsible for the attack as he was mainly gathering intelligence on rebel activities.
Early this year Tamil rebels gunned down another senior military intelligence officer in the Colombo city.
Tamil rebels have gunned down more than 50 persons involved in gathering intelligence reports for the security forces since the ceasefire went into effect in February 2002. Among those killed have been members of rival Tamil groups working with the security forces, while others have been army and policemen working as intelligence operatives.
Medina was described as the most senior military intelligence officer to be killed since the ceasefire brokered by the Norwegian government came into effect.
The ceasefire has continued despite some serious violations over the past few years.