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Al Jazeera reporting from the War Zone

by Hiranya Malwatta | April 24, 2009 at 11:57 am

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"One thing unites every single Tamil family that I have spoken to, who managed to escape from the No Fire Zone - They are relieved to be free at last."

- David Chater, Al Jazeera, Pulmuddai.

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Hiranya Malwatta

at 11:59 on April 24th, 2009

israeli.agent

at 17:10 on April 24th, 2009

Ofcourse the will feel relieved. Maybe the surrendered Daya Master and George to must be feeling safe now - after long time in their life.

.Agent.

BimsaraB

at 22:46 on April 24th, 2009

Thank you for shareing

Hiranya Malwatta

at 23:05 on April 24th, 2009

You are welcome Bimsara.

sudharaka

at 07:51 on April 25th, 2009

The pro-LTTE mafia which so frivolously advocated the access to the foreign media are understandably silent on this.

Now, since the civilians are able to talk freely, without fearing the LTTE, they come out with the real story on how the LTTE oppressed them.

Those who still claim otherwise can now take the route to the cockoo's nest, and a there will be quite a queue as well.

senthil5000

at 14:41 on April 25th, 2009

Al Jazeera's report today - 25-Apr-2009 :

As the Sri Lankan government confronts the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), between 15,000 and 50,000 civilians are estimated to be trapped in the conflict zone - a four square kilometre pocket of land in the northeast.

Some civilians are now in about 40 overcrowded camps after fleeing LTTE-held areas. Thousands more have fled to the frontline coastal village of Puttumattalan, which until earlier this week, was in the so-called "no fire zone".

Al Jazeera's David Chater reports.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib1GjsDUTqc

sudharaka

at 16:52 on April 25th, 2009

May be you can redeem yourself by asking your 'sun goat' to free the hostages.

sathyajith

at 00:41 on April 26th, 2009

"sun goat"

:-))

BimsaraB

at 07:50 on April 26th, 2009

Senthil,

David Chater says " In a statement issued from a pro tamil web site the Tamil Tigers said that urgent action was needed to help the civilians traped in the no fire zone"

My understanding is that the GOSL is extending the help requested by the tigers.

BTW could you please explain how and why these civilian are traped over there?

Are there people are originally from this area?

If not, how have they end up there?

We people in Colombo are clueless of waht is happening in Wanni as we only listen to the GOSL properganda. Hope you could be of some help for us to know the truth