Police looking for shooter in Kilinochchi

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Police search operations are being carried out with the assistance of the Army in the Kilinochchci area to arrest a suspect who has escaped after shooting one of the police officers today, police said.

The suspect, who is believed to be an ex-LTTEr, had aimed gunfire at the police officer when a police team from Colombo attempted to arrest the suspect over a case.

Sources said some weapons were recovered from the location where the suspect had stayed in Dharmapuram, Kilinochchi.

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