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Liberation Tigers celebrated Black Tiger Day glorifying demised Black Tigers

06-Jul-2008
Story Timeline:  93 days

Colombo, 06 July, (Asiantribune.com): LTTE held its Black Tiger day celebrations yesterday at an undisclosed venue in Vanni to celebrate the deaths of more than 300 Black Tiger suicide bombers, they claimed to have given their lives , since its inception 19 years ago. Their first suicide bomber Vasanthan Vallipuram alias Captain Miller drove an explosive laden truck into a Northen Sri Lankan military camp at Madhya Maha Vidyalayam, at Nelliyady, killing nearly 50 soldiers in 1987.Leader of LTTE, V Pirapaharan lighting oil lamp to celebrate the 2008 Black Tiger day at an undisclosed venue in Vanni According to a LTTE Peace Secretariat press release, the celebrations began yesterday at 9.00 am with the hoisting of the ‘Tamil National flag’ – LTTE flag, all over the land. "People paid homage to the martyred Black Tigers by... [read full story]                    

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