This undated photograph released by Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defence (MOD) on May 13, 2009 reportedly taken from a recovered family photo album of Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran shows the Tiger leader (L) and his wife Mathivathani at an undisclosed location. AFP/Getty ImagesSri Lanka: Tamil Tiger Rebel Chief Has Been Killed -- Yahoo News/AP
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka declared Monday it had crushed the Tamil Tiger rebels, killing their chief, Velupillai Prabhakaran, and ending his three-decade quest for an independent homeland for minority Tamils.
State television broke into its regular programming to announce Prabhakaran's death, and the government information department sent a text message to cell phones across the country confirming he was killed along with top deputies, Soosai and Pottu Amman.
The announcement sparked mass celebrations around the country, and people poured into the streets of Colombo dancing and singing.
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