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STF guns down wanted ex-Special Forces man
Police commandos hunting for underworld activists in the early hours of Saturday (24) shot dead a former Special Forces soldier at Welikadayaya, Embilipitiya.Police headquarters said that the resident of Tissamaharama had deserted the Special Forces recently.
Police claimed that the deserter had opened fire when they surrounded his hideout. In the gun battle that ensued, one commando received gunshot injuries. Police recovered a pistol near the fallen Special Forces man who was pronounced dead on admission to the Embilipitiya hospital. Police said that the dead man had been wanted for several crimes, including killings.