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Security officials in Sri Lanka say a soldier was killed and four more sustained injuries after a hand grenade attack in the Jaffna district. Sri Lanka Army (SLA) tractor was attacked at Mantai on Point Pedro road, officials said. SLA soldier Ruwan Dharmapriya was killed on the attack. Meanwhile, a group of Tamils have sustained injuries in a separate shooting incident in Jaffna. The injured accused the Sri Lanka Army of shooting them while decorating the city for Sunday’s annual speech by LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran. But the SLA denied any involvement. The Tamil Tiger leader is expected to announce organisation’s strategy after the November 17 presidential elections in which former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa secured a narrow win over his main rival, Ranil Wickramasinghe. The decision of the Tamil Tigers to force the Tamil voters in the North and East to boycott the presidential elections has led to international condemnation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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International call to end impunity 