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Group of Buddhist monks protest against Norwegian ambassador
Leo de Lile in Colombo,
1.30 pm, SLT, March. 05, 2002.
Buddhist monks protest peacefully out side the Norwegian embassy in Colombo
on Tuesday, March. 5, after handing over a letter requesting the Norwegian
ambassador John Westberg to leave Sri Lanka, accusing him for interfering in
Sri Lanka's internal affairs. About 200 monks marched to the Norwegian
embassy in the morning after the Norwegians have brought the Sri Lankan
government and the Tamil rebels close to their first talks in seven years to
end nearly two decades of conflict, which has killed more than 64,000
people. The monks belongs to the National Bhikku Frount, an organization of
Buddhist monks, believe the agreement compromises Sri Lanka's sovereignty.
Published: Tue Mar 5 02:39:23 EST 2002
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