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| A pro-Tamil Tiger politician, Nadarajah Raviraj, has died in hospital after being shot by unidentified gunmen in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. | A pro-Tamil Tiger politician, Nadarajah Raviraj, has died in hospital after being shot by unidentified gunmen in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. |
| He was shot as he left his house in Colombo for work, a fellow member of the parliament, K Sivajilingam, told the Associated Press news agency. | He was shot as he left his house in Colombo for work, a fellow member of the parliament, K Sivajilingam, told the Associated Press news agency. |
| One of Mr Raviraj's guards was also killed in Friday morning's attack. | One of Mr Raviraj's guards was also killed in Friday morning's attack. |
| Mr Raviraj represented the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) coalition from northern Jaffna district in parliament. | |
| The TNA is linked to the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). | The TNA is linked to the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). |
| No-one has yet claimed responsibility for the killing for Mr Raviraj. | No-one has yet claimed responsibility for the killing for Mr Raviraj. |
| The attack comes amid escalating tensions in Sri Lanka, although the motive for the killing is unclear. | The attack comes amid escalating tensions in Sri Lanka, although the motive for the killing is unclear. |
| A lawyer by profession, Mr Raviraj had been an active parliamentarian in the four-party TNA, correspondents say. | A lawyer by profession, Mr Raviraj had been an active parliamentarian in the four-party TNA, correspondents say. |
| On Thursday, he participated in a protest demonstration in Colombo against an artillery bombardment by Sri Lankan army that killed dozens of civilians in the east of the island. | On Thursday, he participated in a protest demonstration in Colombo against an artillery bombardment by Sri Lankan army that killed dozens of civilians in the east of the island. |
| Another TNA politician, Joseph Pararajasingham, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in Batticaloa, 300km (189 miles) east of the capital, Colombo, last December. | Another TNA politician, Joseph Pararajasingham, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in Batticaloa, 300km (189 miles) east of the capital, Colombo, last December. |