“The next step would be the development in the north (Tamil areas),” he said.Ĭelebrations broke out in the capital here as news spread of the death of Prabhakaran,who led the longest armed struggle in South Asia for nothing less than a separate homeland for Tamils. Prime Minister Ratnasri Wickramanayake said the army says they have killed him. Prabhakaran’s body was pulled out from the van and identified,they said. A two-hour exchange of fire followed and the forces fired a rocket at the van brining an end to the battle,army sources said. Prabhakaran and his top aides were driving in an armour-plated van accompanied by a clutch of rebels in a bus and approaching the Special Forces.
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