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| Sri Lanka to free war-trapped civilians in 48 hours: official |
| 2009-05-15 |
| Sri Lankan troops will "rescue" all civilians trapped in the remaining patch of land held by Tamil Tiger rebels within the next 48 hours, government information director Anusha Palpita said on Friday. Palpita said President Mahinda Rajapakse, during his current visit to Jordan, told Sri Lankan expatriates that the military offensive will see the capture of the last remaining area of Tiger territory by the weekend. "The president assured that within the next 48 hours the thousands of Tamil civilians will be freed from the clutches of the Tamil Tigers," Palpita said by telephone from Amman. "All territory will be freed from Tiger control." |
| Posted by:Steve White |