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Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Assassinated

HeadlineAug 15, 2005

In Sri Lanka, the country’s foreign minister was assassinated on Friday. Up to 10,000 people are expected to attend his funeral today. The government is blaming the Tamil Tiger rebel group but the group has denied it was behind the killing. 12 ethnic Tamils have already been detained.

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