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12/8/2005, 20:10 – 21:09
2nd other top story: Sri Lankan minister is shot dead
12/8/2005, 21:09 – 23:14
2nd other top story: Top Sri Lankan minister shot dead
12/8/2005, 23:14 – 13/8/2005, 02:18
2nd other top story: Senior Sri Lanka minister killed
13/8/2005, 02:18 – 03:27
3rd other top story: Senior Sri Lanka minister killed
13/8/2005, 03:27 – 05:57
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman KadirgamarRight subheadline: Senior Sri Lanka minister killed
The Sri Lankan foreign minister is killed in an attack blamed on Tamil rebels, and a state of emergency imposed.