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| Sri Lanka |
| UN offices looted |
| 2008-09-22 |
| The United Nations said Sunday its offices in the rebel-controlled north of Sri Lanka had been looted after aid workers were evacuated last week. A statement from the UN said that it suspected the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were involved in the theft from buildings it had left on the orders of the Sri Lankan government. The UN did not disclose what was stolen, but local media reported that the suspected rebels took large stocks of fuel and electricity generators. UN and other international agencies pulled staff out of the tense area near the rebel political capital Kilinochchi after the government said it could not guarantee their safety. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 What a missed opportunity. We shoulda had some private contractors in there, had that building assume smoking black hole status the minute it was filled with looters. Bang for OUR buck. |
| Posted by: Last Breath Farm Resident 2008-09-22 19:48 |
| #4 If it weren't for the fact that we paid for most of their stuff, it'd be funnier..... |
| Posted by: Thraiger Big Foot8145 2008-09-22 19:38 |
| #3 UN only likes the stealing going in one direction. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-09-22 15:51 |
| #2 #1 UN looted? What joyful irony. Happiness comes in many a strange packages LOL! |
| Posted by: Red Dawg 2008-09-22 10:35 |
| #1 UN looted? What joyful irony. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-09-22 03:47 |