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Tamil rebels attack Lankan village, 10 civilians killed
IANS,
feb 21.
COLOMBO: At least 10 civilians including two children were killed and five wounded in a village in Sri Lanka's eastern Amparai district by a group of suspected Tamil Tiger guerrillas, the defence ministry said late Saturday.
It said that a group of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres "opened indiscriminate small-arms fire at civilians in Kirimetiya at Rathmalgaha Ella, in Iginiyagala around 5.00 p.m Saturday", killing at least 10 civilians including two children.
These people are mainly chena cultivators in the area and the wounded civilians had been rushed to the general hospital at Amparai.
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Published: Sat Feb 21 13:54:10 EST 2009
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Sri Lanka s MIAs -- present grief, future fear
latimes.com,
February 21, 2009 .
Reporting from Kuliyapitiya, Sri Lanka -- The white tattered strips line the main road to Kuliyapitiya, hanging off telephone poles and fence posts, each one signifying another funeral, another loss, another hole punched in the heart of a family. A few miles away, in the center of town, ribbons of another sort decorate the chest of a commando at a recruiting post working to impress a group of teenage boys.
A recent surge by the Sri Lankan army, boosted by an aggressive expansion of its forces, has prompted the government to predict that victory is just around the corner in its 25-year war with the Tamil Tiger rebels who have sought to carve out a homeland in the north and east of this island nation.
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Published: Sat Feb 21 16:29:28 EST 2009
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Pranab on Sri Lanka: Political solution only way out
toi,
feb 21.
BERHAMPORE, WEST BENGAL: India on Saturday expressed concern over the latest turn of events in Sri Lanka, particularly the air raids by LTTE over
Colombo, and appealed to the government and the militant organisation to come to a peaceful negotiated settlement.
It also said unless there was a congenial and peaceful atmosphere, attacks and counter-attacks would continue.
"An LTTE plane has been shot down. This is of concern. Political solution has to be found to the LTTE issue and military action will not do," external affairs minister Pranab Mukhjerjee, told reporters on Saturday.
Maintaining that "a political solution is the only way out, he said "The two sides should sit across the table for a negotiated settlement of the issue.
"And, for that a congenial and peaceful atmosphere has to be created. Till that is not forthcoming, attacks and counter-attacks will continue to hit the country.
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Published: Sat Feb 21 14:03:41 EST 2009
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