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Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Life is precious

Hospital staff rush Minister D.M. Dassanayake for emergency treatment, in their battle to save the injured Minister, who was fatally wounded in a claymore blast at Ja-Ela yesterday morning. The Minister, however, succumbed to his injuries Pic by Ishara S. Kodikara

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