Sri Lankan Politician Killed by Gunmen

World | December 25, 2005, Sunday // 00:00

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a pro-Tamil Tiger politician at a Christmas Midnight Mass in Sri Lanka. Joseph Pararajasingham, 71, was shot at close range at St Michael's Church in Batticaloa, 300km east of the capital, Colombo. At least eight other people, including his wife, were injured in the shooting in the crowded church, police said.

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