Human toll of Sri Lankan conflict rises - 11 May 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: May 11 09
Witnessed: 871 times
Regions: Sri Lanka
Issues: Armed conflict, Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Tags: civilian casualties, humanitarian crisis, killings, ltte, shelling, starvation, tamil tigers
The United Nations says a "bloodbath" is taking place in northern Sri Lanka, as government troops launch attacks on Tamil Tiger separatists.
One medic in the war zone has reported that 370 bodies were delivered to his hospital over the weekend.
Each side accuses the other of inflicting the casualties - claims that are impossible to verify.
Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett reports.
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