TamilNet: 23.05.98 Police retaliatory fire kills one

Police retaliatory fire kills one

Sri Lankan police fired at random as they recovered the body of a policeman who was shot dead by suspected Liberation Tigers earlier today, said sources in Trincomalee. Velupillai Thavarajah, 24 was killed instantly in front of his house when he was hit by police fire.

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