Sri Lanka’s military on Wednesday claimed two senior ethnic Tamil rebels surrendered, fuelling speculation that one of the world’s toughest guerrilla and terrorist groups was in the final throes of defeat.
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Joe Leahy in Mumbai and Harvey Morris at the United Nations
Published: April 22 2009 11:08 | Last updated: April 23 2009 04:08
Sri Lanka’s military on Wednesday claimed two senior ethnic Tamil rebels surrendered, fuelling speculation that one of the world’s toughest guerrilla and terrorist groups was in the final throes of defeat.