Sri Lanka Says LTTE Killed 2,000 Civilians

The Tamil Tigers havecommitted terrorist actsin the past so it is possiblethey shelled their owncivilians. "The Army said the Tigers have positioned their mortars in previously declared "Safe zone" and fired...

15 dead, ministers injured in Sri Lanka suicide blast

At least 15 people were killed and 20 others injured when a suicide blast took place near a ceremony in southern Sri Lanka on Tuesday. The blast also wounded two government ministers. "Colombo, March 10: At least...

Sri Lanka Army Corners Rebels

This war has lastedfar too long.  It needsto end with a lastingagreement by the twosides. "Sri Lankan armed forces have surrounded a shrinking number of Tamil Tiger rebels in the northeastern part of the...

Sri Lanka: Rebel hideout bombed; clashes kill 30

The Tamil Tigers have been fighting for an independent homeland for the Tamil minority since 1972 in Sri Lanka. Tens of thousands have died in the conflict and still there is no hope of reconciliation between two...

'Four die' in S Lanka bus attack

Suspected Tamil rebels have killed 4 bus passengers and wounded many others bus passengers. "At least four people have been killed and 25 others wounded when gunmen ambushed a crowded passenger bus in Sri Lanka,...

Bomb targets train in Sri Lanka, 18 hurt

In the latest incident of violence in Sri Lanka, a train has been bombed in the country's capital today. Since the most recent campaign by the rebel Tamil Tigers group was started, dozens of civilians have died in bombings since the beginning of theyear. The Tigers have been...

Eight Killed After Bomb Rocks Busy Sri Lankan Train

At least eight people were killed and 72 reported injured after a bomb went off in a packed passenger car in Colombo after three bombs were found and diffused on transit over the weekend.Authorities had been...

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