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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka vows tough line on terror as violence rises
2006-01-10
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s president on Monday vowed tough measures to prevent “terror attacks” that undermine an already troubled ceasefire with Tamil Tiger rebels as officials reported three more deaths in the embattled east. President Mahinda Rajapakse told diplomats that his government will take “all necessary measures to deter further terror attacks,” his office said in a statement.
That's been working so well up to now.
Diplomats from the quartet known as “co-chairs,” or the entities that helped raise money in support of the island’s peace bid, met the president in the wake of Saturday’s suicide bombing of a navy gunboat by a suspected Tamil Tiger official. “The ambassadors of the co-chairs expressed their strong appreciation of the restraint and responsibility shown by the government in the face of escalating attacks by the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam),” the statement said.

Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels launched a fresh attack against the military in Trincomalee on Sunday night, killing one soldier and wounding five, military officials said. They said a search of the area on Monday found the bodies of two suspected Tiger rebels, two assault rifles and one light machine gun.
Posted by:Steve White

#2  Whhahahaha tu, I nearly pissed myself.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-01-10 17:03  

#1  Happy New Year, Super Mario.
Posted by: tu3031   2006-01-10 17:02  

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