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Sri Lankan doctors retract death claims - 10 Jul 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Jul 14 09
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Regions: Sri Lanka
Issues: Armed conflict, Internally displaced persons, Violence
Tags: ltte, shelling, tamil tigers
Five Sri Lankan doctors who became famous for reporting from within the country's war zone say they were forced to lie by Tamil Tiger rebels.
The doctors spoke of high numbers of deaths and casualties ... and accused government troops of shelling no-fire zones. But now they appear at a news conference to recant those claims. Al jazeera's Tony Birtley reports.
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