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Charles Anthony reported injured

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan military on Wednesday claimed that Charles Anthony (24), LTTE chief Velupillai Prabakaran’s eldest son, was injured during fighting in the north last week.

Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara cited “technical intelligence” to say Anthony (24) was injured. Neither LTTE nor any of its front organisations has responded to the claim.

The military said Anthony was in charge of LTTE’s weapons and explosives manufacturing unit, an expert in manufacturing explosives and the technician for aircraft engineering in the organisation.

“He was instrumental in producing at least two kinds of powerful LTTE bombs, known as ‘RAGAVAN I, II, III’ and ‘SAMADANA SHELL’. He was also associated with the production of bombs for use in LTTE aircraft. Charles Anthony was also the brainchild behind LTTE aerial attacks on Katunayake Sri Lanka Air Force base on 26th March 2007,” it said.

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