08-12-2005, 06:27 PM
Sri Lankan minister gunned down
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar is in a critical condition after being shot and wounded in the capital, Colombo, reports say.
Mr Kadirgamar, 73, suffered head wounds and was undergoing emergency surgery, said doctors at the National Hospital.
Police said the minister was shot near his heavily-guarded home by an unidentified attacker.
A ceasefire between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists has been in place on the island since 2002
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar is in a critical condition after being shot and wounded in the capital, Colombo, reports say.
Mr Kadirgamar, 73, suffered head wounds and was undergoing emergency surgery, said doctors at the National Hospital.
Police said the minister was shot near his heavily-guarded home by an unidentified attacker.
A ceasefire between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists has been in place on the island since 2002
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