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April 13, 2009

Sri Lanka Declares Two-Day Pause to Bombing
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In other news from Asia, Sri Lanka’s government has declared a two-day
pause to its offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels. Human Rights Watch
estimates that 3,000 people have been killed since January as the Sri
Lankan military attempts to eliminate the pro-separatist Tamil Tigers.
The group accused the military of firing artillery into a designated
no-fire zone.



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