Sri Lanka: Tamil Tiger rebel chief killed

China Daily | Updated: 2009-05-19 07:46

A photo released by the Sri Lankan military yesterday shows what the army says are troops posing near the battle scene where Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran was located. Inset: A photo released by the Sri Lankan military yesterday shows what the army says is the body of Charles Anthony, the son and heir apparent of Prabhakaran. Reuters

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka declared yesterday it had crushed the Tamil Tiger rebels, killing their chief, Velupillai Prabhakaran, and ending his three-decade quest for an independent homeland for minority Tamils.