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- ↑ "Batticaloa Jailbreak". Tamil Times . November 1983. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ↑ "Asia Times: Chapter 30: Whirlpool of violence". Archived from the original on 3 December 2002. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "The Jail Break". SangamOrg. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
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