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Uploaded by on Jan 9, 2009

Colombo, January 8 (ANI):The Chief Editor of the major Sri Lankan newspaper, the Sunday Leader was attacked on Thursday.Lasantha Wickramatunga was in a car on his way to work when a masked gunman shot him. According to Wickramatunga's brother, Lal, the gunman smashed the window of the vehicle and then fired. Doctors said Wickramatunga was in critical condition.A crowd gathered around the hospital as he was resuscitated before being transferred to the trauma unit at Colombo National Hospital.

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  • 'youp' call me a dumbass because you have nothing better to say. Everyone is human sinhalese or tamil, war is just ugly like your words.

  • The Sunday Leader was not "THE opposition paper" as you report! please do not report any false news..shame on you! make a proper research before you do a news.

  • ireenav, Shut youp dumbass.

  • Democratic Country??? Whats that???.. Name one democratic country in the world??? My friend, Democracy is the feel good name for capitalism. There is nothing democratic about it. I Hope your under developed brains will really open up to whats really happening around the world. Get your news from FOXNEWS, that will be a good start to see how corrupt is the democracy by just absorbing the US news.

  • you live in Australia, and my uncle didnt support the LTTE, dont tell my you also have no education such as Sinhala, so Mr Sri Lanka what have you done for SL, giving to SL or to the poor, or to the army, please show us reciepts or something as you make these comments but yet give nothing else back to SL but this. at for 39yr old I except a little more class. You must have worked in the plumming area in columbo.

  • hey loly1969, are you sure anyone who mess with national secutirty will have to pay. Do you know what it means to have a democratic country? what have you been watching bro. you been watching the singalees news too much man. take a non baias view at the world. i am very surprised to see the singalees people writing some very dumb stupid, uneducated comments. drives me nuts. is like talking to a fool. ltte is not the best way, but government has been very unfair, racial, revenge, stupidity.

  • wow, hatred truly spreads across the country...once upon a time your grandfathers lived in peace. Probable even babysat for eachother.

  • son of bitch trator,terorist lover

  • any bitch who mess with national security wil pay , way to go sri lanka

    death to traitors n ltte supporters

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