Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 4, SPA -- Suspected Tamil Tiger rebelsshot dead a government official Monday amid escalatingviolence in Sri Lanka's volatile east, the Associated Press quoted the military as saying. T. Kailanathan, 55, a director at the Ministry ofVocational Training, was having lunch when suspectedguerrillas opened fire, said military spokesman Brig. DayaRatnayake.--SPA1348 Local Time 1048 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/252003