Jan 31, Jaffna: Three civilians of a same family were shot dead by suspected Tamil Tiger gunmen at Chawakachcheri in Jaffna last night, defence sources said.

The murders were committed by a group of Tamil speaking men who had come to the victims’ residence last night, the sources added.

The victims were the ages of 30, 29 and 19 years. According to the police sources a mother of two was also among the victims. Defence authorities suspect Tigers for the murders since the outfit had issued death warrants to the civilians who provide information to the security forces against them.