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Only remains of 28 soldiers identified
Frederica Jansz, Colombo,
1.15. p.m. SLT Wednesday April 26.
The bodies of 28 soldiers killed at Elephant Pass were
identified last night by the Sri Lanka Army's (SLA) unit division
officers flown in a special flight to the military's Vanni base.
A Defence Ministry statement today said the bodies were
identified out of 126 bodies of soldiers handed over to the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) by the LTTE
yesterday. The 28 bodies will be handed over to relatives today.
The balance unidentifiable bodies were cremated last night in a
special religious ceremony.
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Dispute over lack of medical attention for wounded soldiers
Frederica Jansz, Colombo,
12.10 p.m. SLT Wednesday April 26.
Doctors at Colombo's military hospital say that insufficient
staff and medical supplies is making it difficult to cope with
large numbers of war casualties. Medical officers at the
hospital say that instead of sending only the seriously wounded
to Colombo, the military are flying almost all sick personnel to
Colombo bypassing the hospital at Anuradhapura.
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Call for Government to resign after defeat at Elephant Pass
Frederica Jansz, Colombo,
12.15 p.m. SLT Wednesday April 26.
The National Joint Committee (NJC) has called upon the government
to resign for the defeat the military suffered at Elephant Pass.
The NJC says the government has no moral right to stay in office
and the people should be given a right to elect a new President
capable of managing the military situation in the North.
Meanwhile Puravesi Peramuna led by former UNP strongman Sirisena
Cooray also issued a statement in the aftermath of the Elephant
Pass debacle which has proposed a series of war measures to be
adopted, giving priority to military appointments which Cooray
has been quoted saying should be made exclusively on competence
and a proven track record in combat to help maximise efficiency.
Other political and concerned parties too have stated that the
government should now call for foreign assistance to help troops
match arms and combat strategies with the LTTE.
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