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Sri Lanka Police find eight dead in safe house

[TamilNet, Sunday, 25 July 2004, 07:46 GMT]
Sr Lanka Police Sunday afternoon found eight bodies of persons believed to be close associates of renegade LTTE commander Karuna in a safe house in the interior of Kottawa, an outer suburb of Colombo. The house in Kristal Terrace, Malabe Road, Kottawa, Pannipittiya, was rented by the persons believed to be key Karuna associates two weeks ago residents said. A car belonging to the dead men was parked in front of the house, journalists said.

Police have completely cordoned off the house, journalists who went to the spot said.

The bodies of Karuna's associates who were killed in a safe house in Colombo.

Members of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) and journalist wating out side the house.