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US, Italian ambassadors injured by Tamils
THE US and Italian ambassadors to Sri Lanka were wounded today in an artillery attack by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in eastern Sri Lanka.US ambassador Robert Blake and Italian envoy Prio Mariani were hit by shrapnel from the attack at the Batticaloa airforce base as they got off a military helicopter, Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said. Mr Samarasinghe had been with the pair when the attack happened. Mr Mariani had a head injury and was taken to the main local hospital together with 11 others, hospital director Muruganathan Moorthy told AFP. The US ambassador had minor injuries and was being flown to Colombo. Posted by: Snuling Gloling9123 2007-02-27 |
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