Celebrations at the end of a 25 year war in Sri Lanka

01/12

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News of the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Sri Lankan terrorist group The Tamil Tigers has spread quickly through Sri Lanka. The population has been celebrating since the announcement 2 days ago, with today being marked as a public holiday. This marks the end of over 25 years of civil war in the country.

02/12

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News of the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Sri Lankan terrorist group The Tamil Tigers has spread quickly through Sri Lanka. The population has been celebrating since the announcement 2 days ago, with today being marked as a public holiday. This marks the end of over 25 years of civil war in the country.

03/12

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News of the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Sri Lankan terrorist group The Tamil Tigers has spread quickly through Sri Lanka. The population has been celebrating since the announcement 2 days ago, with today being marked as a public holiday. This marks the end of over 25 years of civil war in the country.

04/12

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News of the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Sri Lankan terrorist group The Tamil Tigers has spread quickly through Sri Lanka. The population has been celebrating since the announcement 2 days ago, with today being marked as a public holiday. This marks the end of over 25 years of civil war in the country.

05/12

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News of the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Sri Lankan terrorist group The Tamil Tigers has spread quickly through Sri Lanka. The population has been celebrating since the announcement 2 days ago, with today being marked as a public holiday. This marks the end of over 25 years of civil war in the country.

06/12

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News of the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Sri Lankan terrorist group The Tamil Tigers has spread quickly through Sri Lanka. The population has been celebrating since the announcement 2 days ago, with today being marked as a public holiday. This marks the end of over 25 years of civil war in the country.

07/12

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News of the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Sri Lankan terrorist group The Tamil Tigers has spread quickly through Sri Lanka. The population has been celebrating since the announcement 2 days ago, with today being marked as a public holiday. This marks the end of over 25 years of civil war in the country.

08/12

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News of the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Sri Lankan terrorist group The Tamil Tigers has spread quickly through Sri Lanka. The population has been celebrating since the announcement 2 days ago, with today being marked as a public holiday. This marks the end of over 25 years of civil war in the country.

09/12

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News of the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Sri Lankan terrorist group The Tamil Tigers has spread quickly through Sri Lanka. The population has been celebrating since the announcement 2 days ago, with today being marked as a public holiday. This marks the end of over 25 years of civil war in the country.

10/12

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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced on Tuesday that rebel leader of the Tamil Tigers, Velupillai Prabhakaran, had been killed. Sri Lankans have taken to the streets in celebration, waving national flags, playing music and enthusiastically distributing food such as milk rice cakes. The rebels had fought for an independent state for minority Tamils in Sri Lanka since July 1983. An estimated 70,000 to 80,000 people have died during the quarter century of fighting.

11/12

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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced on Tuesday that rebel leader of the Tamil Tigers, Velupillai Prabhakaran, had been killed. Sri Lankans have taken to the streets in celebration, waving national flags, playing music and enthusiastically distributing food such as milk rice cakes. The rebels had fought for an independent state for minority Tamils in Sri Lanka since July 1983. An estimated 70,000 to 80,000 people have died during the quarter century of fighting.

12/12

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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced on Tuesday that rebel leader of the Tamil Tigers, Velupillai Prabhakaran, had been killed. Sri Lankans have taken to the streets in celebration, waving national flags, playing music and enthusiastically distributing food such as milk rice cakes. The rebels had fought for an independent state for minority Tamils in Sri Lanka since July 1983. An estimated 70,000 to 80,000 people have died during the quarter century of fighting.