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'We cannot eradicate terrorism without Indian help'
IANS,
March 18.
COLOMBO: Wholeheartedly welcoming the Indian medical assistance to the wounded war displaced civilians in the north, Sri Lanka Tuesday underlined the importance of India's assistance in the fight against terrorism in the island nation.
"Without Indian support, we cannot eradicate terrorism from this country," Minister for Healthcare and Nutrition Nimal Sripala de Silva told reporters here Tuesday.
The minister was answering a question with regard to objections raised by some political parties on the presence of the 52-member Indian medical team, which also included members from the Indian Army's medical unit.
The minister said that all doctors came from India and their qualifications "were screened" and were accepted by the medical council to operate in Sri Lanka.
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Published: Tue Mar 17 22:49:03 EDT 2009
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More flee as Sri Lanka rebels mount suicide attack
Reuters,
17 march.
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Tamil Tiger separatists counterattacked with a failed suicide bombing in heavy clashes that killed at least 14 rebels, as hundreds more refugees fled Sri Lanka's war zone, the military said on Tuesday.
The suicide attacker, who wore a Sri Lankan military uniform, blew himself up on Monday a few meters from an army frontline in the last town held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Indian Ocean island nation's northeastern corner.
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Published: Tue Mar 17 17:19:41 EDT 2009
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U.N. worried about LTTE forced recruiting
UPI,
17 march.
UNITED NATIONS, March 16 (UPI) -- The United Nations said it fears for the safety of one of its Sri Lankan employees who was forcibly recruited by the Tamil Tigers fighting the government.
The staff member was recruited by force in the government-declared "no-fire zone" where up to 180,000 civilians are seeking refuge from the clashes in the north, the United Nations said in a new release. The United Nations also expressed concern about and three of the employee's family members, including a 16-year-old girl.
"The U.N. in Sri Lanka has protested to the (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) that U.N. national staff, as well as children in general, are protected under national and international law from recruitment by armed groups, and has called for
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Published: Tue Mar 17 02:15:07 EDT 2009
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