A demining staff member was shot by unknown gunmen close to the police station in Palai on Monday night at 8pm local time.
The victim, 38 year old father of two, Sivananthamoorthy Surenthiran, was rushed to Palai hospital before being transferred to Jaffna Teaching Hospital for treatment of significant injuries.
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