A Christian priest, Rev Fr. Karunaratnam, who heads the
North East Human Rights Organisation was killed in a claymore blast in
Ambalkulam in the LTTE held area in Vanni yesterday.
He was killed by a claymore attack, on the Mallavi –
Vavunikkulam Road around 12.30pm. The LTTE alleged that the killing had
beencarried out by the Army Deep Penetration Unit. Army Headquarters
denied the charge.
Rev Fr Karunaratnam, a longtime human rights activist was
the founder – Chairperson of NESOHR.
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