Col Karuna used to be one of the Tigers' best commanders
UK police and immigration services have arrested a prominent Sri Lankan rebel figure and placed him in immigration detention, British officials say.
No details were given of where Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan, better known as Colonel Karuna, was detained or what would happen to him.
Col Karuna has been leading a faction of the Tamil Tiger rebels since splitting from the main group in 2004.
He is said to have later collaborated with Sri Lankan government forces.
Col Karuna was arrested following a joint operation between Britain's new Border and Immigration Agency and London police, a UK Home Office statement said.
"He is now being held in immigration detention [and] it would not be appropriate to comment further," it added.
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