Birth marks, scars helped to identify Prabhakaran's body.Byline: ANI Colombo, May 27 (ANI): Slain LTTE supremo su·pre·mo n. pl. su·pre·mos Chiefly British One who is highest in authority or command, as of an organization. [Spanish and Italian, supreme, supremo, from Latin Velupillai Prabhakaran's body was identified by his two former aides with the help of certain scars and birth marks. The Tiger supremo's body was identified by federal minister Vinayagamoorthi Muralidaran, one time close confidante con·fi·dante n. 1. A woman to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed. 2. A woman character in a drama or fiction, such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing the inner thoughts or intentions of Prabhakaran, and Daya Master, the former LTTE media spokesman. "They identified and confirmed that the body recovered was that of Prabhakaran. Certain scars and birth marks had helped them in identification. Thus, the army was able to squash squash: see gourd; pumpkin. squash Any of various fruits of the genus Cucurbita in the gourd family, widely cultivated as vegetables and for livestock feed. The principal species are C. maxima and certain varieties of C. pepo. all rumours regarding Prabhakaran being alive," the Bottomline newspaper said. Commandos had killed Prabhakaran and his deputies and remnants of LTTE cadres as they tried to stage a dramatic breakout, attempting to flee in an armour-plated van and a bus. After a two-hour firefight fire·fight n. An exchange of gunfire, as between infantry units. , troops had fired a rocket at the van to end the battle. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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