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Refugees flee Sri Lanka "safe zone" - 06 May 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: May 6 09
Witnessed: 1060 veces
Regions: Sri Lanka
Issues: Armed conflict, Crimes against humanity, Internally displaced persons
Tags: civilian casualties, colombo, human shield, killings, ltte, military attacks, refugees, shelling, starvation, tamil tigers, violence
New testimony by a group of Sri Lankan refugees appears to counter government claims that it has stopped shelling its so-called safe zone in the north of the island.
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