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 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's foreign minister, an ethnic Tamil who opposed rebels seeking a separatist state for the minority, was shot to death Friday as he was returning home after a swim.
Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, 73, who was a close presidential aide, died after being taken to a hospital for emergency surgery after being shot in the head, said Inspector General of Police Chandra Fernando said.
President Chandrika Kumaratunga had rushed to the hospital after the shooting and the military closed the road leading to the facility.
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