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First visit by a head of state:
President in Kilinochchi
Visits soldiers’ barracks and supervises
facilities:
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday made a
historic visit to Kilinochchi, considered to be the first ever done
by a Head of State. Kilinochchi, the so-called political
headquarters of the LTTE fell on January 2, 2009 as the Security
Forces brought the entire town and it’s immediate environs under
their full control.
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New Year ‘gift’ for Kilinochchi
It will not be wrong to say that Kilinochchi has
received two New Year gifts in just four months. On January 2, 2009,
Security Forces regained Kilinochchi, heralding a new era for this
major Northern city that was dominated by the LTTE for around two
decades.
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