BATTICALOA- A foreigner, married to a Tamil woman and living in First Cross Street, Mamamgan in Batticaloa, was killed in a grenade attack on Monday night.
Police identified the 61-year-old victim as a Swiss national named Hans Ulrich. He had settled down in Batticaloa about two years ago. Police said two persons were involved in the attack.
Meanwhile, the attack had triggered speculation that the LTTE carried out the attack as the foreigner had refused to pay protection money to them.
The sources said that the foreigner had previously paid protection money to the LTTE but recently refused to make further payments.
