Sri Lanka gives Tigers 24-hr ultimatum
China Daily | Updated: 2009-04-21 07:45
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Tamil protesters block Parliament Square, in London, yesterday. The group is continuing their protest to support the call for a ceasefire in Sri Lanka, following reports of deaths of many Tamil civilians due to government military action. AFP |
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka yesterday gave the Tamil Tigers 24 hours to surrender or die after troops breached a huge earthen defense and unleashed an exodus of tens of thousands of civilians held there by the rebels, the military said.
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