Anura Priyantha
Year: 1999
Nationality: Sri Lanka
Killed by: Political Group
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Press organization: Independent Television Network
What's Anura Priyantha's story?
Indika Pathinivasan, a camera assistant for Sri Lanka’s privately ownedMaharaja Television Network, and Anura Priyantha, a camera assistant for thestate-owned Independent Television Network, were fatally wounded byshrapnel from a suicide bomb aimed at President Chandrika BandaranaikeKumaratunga at an election rally in Colombo. Five other journalistswere injured by the blast, along with Kumaratunga and scores ofonlookers.
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