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September 4, 2005

was killed as he tried to attack soldiers with a hand grenade. 

While the LTTE struggles with its internal dissent, Sri Lanka is making the most of two years of peace. The economy is booming, even in areas where the LTTE is present (which includes most of the areas hardest hit by last years tidal waves.) The LTTE leadership fears that this new prosperity will make it difficult to revive the war, which is the LTTEs