 COLOMBO: Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels hurled grenades at a vehicle carrying a senior member of a rival Tamil political group on Wednesday, wounding a police guard in the latest violence in Sri Lanka's volatile east, the military said.
| He shoulda gone to Kashmir. He'd be okay, and the innocent bystanders would be in critical care... |
The suspected rebels opened fire at the vehicle carrying Ravi, a senior member of the Eelam People's Democratic Party, which bitterly opposes the Tigers, said military spokesman Brig Daya Ratnayake. Police guarding Ravi fired back, but the rebels then threw two grenades, wounding one officer, said Ratnayake. Ravi, who goes by a single name, escaped unhurt. The EPDP blamed the Tigers for the latest attack in Eravur, about 230 kilometres (136 miles) east of the capital, Colombo. The party has accused the Tigers of assassinating dozens of its members.
| They're terrorists. What'd you expect them to do? |
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