Sri Lanka

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Fighting Intensifies in Sri Lanka


The government said on its Defense Ministry Web site that it had killed more than 250 Tamil Tigers during weekend fighting and 420 more in foiling an ambush Monday morning. A pro-rebel site said that Sri Lankan shelling of the no-fire zone had killed at least 71 civilians and wounded 143 over the weekend.

Also Monday, President Mahinda Rajapaksa rejected the possibility of a cease-fire and called on the rebels to surrender.
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In his call Sunday for an immediate cease-fire, the U.N. secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, expressed concern for as many as 190,000 civilians trapped inside the safety zone, which is now estimated to be smaller than 5.5 square miles.
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Quelle:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/world/...lanka.html