 COLOMBO - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead a police officer in Sri Lanka's volatile east on Saturday, triggering concerns that the guerrillas were now targeting security forces, a senior police officer said.
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Police Inspector Jude Theygarajha, 35, was fatally shot while riding a bicycle back home from a local market, said local police chief Nevil Wijesinghe. Theygarajha was involved in intelligence gathering on the Tamil Tigers and had returned home for a vacation near Batticaloa, eastern Sri Lanka's main town. Killings intensified in the east after the rebel movement split in March last year. Most of the victims were members of the two factions, and it's rare for the rebels to directly target police officers. |