BBC news 2009-05-25 加文本

1.A statement signed by the LTTE's head of international relations Selvarajah Pathmanathan said that their incomparable leader had attained martyrdom as he put it, fighting the military oppression of the Sri Lankan government last Sunday.

signed by是过去分词做后置定语。 said that后是宾语从句，表示说的具体内容。as he put it是插入语，如果去掉也不影响句子成分完整性。

2.Witnesses said the protest appeared to be a reaction to the fight at the Vienna temple where armed men with knives and a pistol attacked the preachers during a religious ceremony.

Witnesses said 后所有部分都是宾语从句，表示说的具体内容。where armed men……是定语从句，指代Vienna temple。during a religious ceremony是状语。