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Fresh Sri Lanka attack kills two
[ BBC ] [ 10:31 GMT, Apr. 12, 2006 ]
Two policemen have been killed and two others injured in a landmine attack on their vehicle in north-eastern Sri Lanka, police say. The authorities have blamed the Tamil Tiger rebels for the blast, near the port of Trincomalee. It is the third suspected rebel attack since Monday in which a total of 20 people have been killed. The rebels have denied involvement in the attacks which threaten to cast a shadow over peace talks due next week. The latest attack took place as the policemen were travelling in a vehicle just outside Trincomalee. International envoys are currently in Sri Lanka for talks with the government and rebels ahead of the planned resumption of peace talks in Switzerland next week.
Blasts rock Sri Lanka port town
[ BBC ] [ 12:57 GMT, Apr. 12, 2006 ]
At least nine people have been killed in a suspected bomb attack at a market in eastern Sri Lanka, officials say. The blast in Trincomalee brought angry crowds onto the streets who set several shops on fire. Reports speak of a number of other blasts in the town. Earlier, two policemen were killed and two hurt in a blast near the port. It was the latest suspected rebel attack on security forces since Monday, in which 20 people have died and comes ahead of talks aimed at saving a truce. Tamil Tiger rebels deny involvement in the attacks.
Sri Lanka monitors say northeast town out of control
[ Reuters ] [ 13:15 GMT, Apr. 12, 2006 ]
The situation in Sri Lanka's multi-ethnic northeastern port town of Trincomalee was getting out of control on Wednesday after riots and deaths following an explosion, cease-fire monitors said. "There seems to be widespread rioting in Trincomalee," Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) spokeswoman Helen Olafsdottir said. "Reports are that there has been some shooting and the situation is getting out of control. The truce monitors are unable to go to the scene ... and we need the police and army to restore order." The SLMM is an unarmed Nordic staffed mission tasked with monitoring a strained truce between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels.
Canada's Tamils Still Bank on the Tigers Despite the Government's Ban
[ Embassy News Weekly ] [ 16:15 GMT, Apr. 12, 2006 ]
Canada's recent listing of the Tamil Tigers as a forbidden terrorist group is not enjoying a lot of popularity in the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora. Montreal-based veteran Sri Lankan Tamil leader V. Navaratnam insists on the futility of talks and agreements with the Sri Lankan government. "The Tamils can no longer trust the Sinhalese [in government]," he says. According to Navaratnam, Sinhalese politicians since Bandaranaike have reneged on every promise they made to the Tamils. In his view, only an "absolute separation" could ever bring a true and lasting solution to the Sri Lankan Tamil problem. He doesn't think federalism will work. "You cannot put the fate of so many Tamils in the hands of Sinhalese politicians," he says.
As violence escalates in Sri Lanka, Annan appeals to parties to attend peace talks
[ UN News Center ] [ 18:12 GMT, Apr. 12, 2006 ]
Expressing concern at the escalating violence in Sri Lanka, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appealed to the Government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to attend next week’s peace talks in Geneva, while the senior UN official on the island said the latest killings of aid workers could threaten humanitarian operations to those most in need. Mr. Annan believes it is of “utmost importance to find ways to implement the Ceasefire Agreement, start re-building trust and lay the foundations for a lasting peace,” a UN spokesman told reporters, highlighting the “crucial” 19 to 21 April talks to be facilitated by Norway.
[ BBC ] [ 10:31 GMT, Apr. 12, 2006 ]
Two policemen have been killed and two others injured in a landmine attack on their vehicle in north-eastern Sri Lanka, police say. The authorities have blamed the Tamil Tiger rebels for the blast, near the port of Trincomalee. It is the third suspected rebel attack since Monday in which a total of 20 people have been killed. The rebels have denied involvement in the attacks which threaten to cast a shadow over peace talks due next week. The latest attack took place as the policemen were travelling in a vehicle just outside Trincomalee. International envoys are currently in Sri Lanka for talks with the government and rebels ahead of the planned resumption of peace talks in Switzerland next week.
Blasts rock Sri Lanka port town
[ BBC ] [ 12:57 GMT, Apr. 12, 2006 ]
At least nine people have been killed in a suspected bomb attack at a market in eastern Sri Lanka, officials say. The blast in Trincomalee brought angry crowds onto the streets who set several shops on fire. Reports speak of a number of other blasts in the town. Earlier, two policemen were killed and two hurt in a blast near the port. It was the latest suspected rebel attack on security forces since Monday, in which 20 people have died and comes ahead of talks aimed at saving a truce. Tamil Tiger rebels deny involvement in the attacks.
Sri Lanka monitors say northeast town out of control
[ Reuters ] [ 13:15 GMT, Apr. 12, 2006 ]
The situation in Sri Lanka's multi-ethnic northeastern port town of Trincomalee was getting out of control on Wednesday after riots and deaths following an explosion, cease-fire monitors said. "There seems to be widespread rioting in Trincomalee," Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) spokeswoman Helen Olafsdottir said. "Reports are that there has been some shooting and the situation is getting out of control. The truce monitors are unable to go to the scene ... and we need the police and army to restore order." The SLMM is an unarmed Nordic staffed mission tasked with monitoring a strained truce between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels.
Canada's Tamils Still Bank on the Tigers Despite the Government's Ban
[ Embassy News Weekly ] [ 16:15 GMT, Apr. 12, 2006 ]
Canada's recent listing of the Tamil Tigers as a forbidden terrorist group is not enjoying a lot of popularity in the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora. Montreal-based veteran Sri Lankan Tamil leader V. Navaratnam insists on the futility of talks and agreements with the Sri Lankan government. "The Tamils can no longer trust the Sinhalese [in government]," he says. According to Navaratnam, Sinhalese politicians since Bandaranaike have reneged on every promise they made to the Tamils. In his view, only an "absolute separation" could ever bring a true and lasting solution to the Sri Lankan Tamil problem. He doesn't think federalism will work. "You cannot put the fate of so many Tamils in the hands of Sinhalese politicians," he says.
As violence escalates in Sri Lanka, Annan appeals to parties to attend peace talks
[ UN News Center ] [ 18:12 GMT, Apr. 12, 2006 ]
Expressing concern at the escalating violence in Sri Lanka, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appealed to the Government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to attend next week’s peace talks in Geneva, while the senior UN official on the island said the latest killings of aid workers could threaten humanitarian operations to those most in need. Mr. Annan believes it is of “utmost importance to find ways to implement the Ceasefire Agreement, start re-building trust and lay the foundations for a lasting peace,” a UN spokesman told reporters, highlighting the “crucial” 19 to 21 April talks to be facilitated by Norway.