Sri Lankan president vows to crush Tamil rebels after deadly train blast
Sri Lanka's president vowed Tuesday to crush Tamil Tiger rebels after a rush-hour train bombing blamed on the insurgents killed eight passengers and wounded 70 others.
"I will not stop till terrorism is defeated," President Mahinda Rajapaksa told a meeting with media officials, according to a statement from his office.
The bomb blast took place inside a train during Monday evening's rush hour. The train was preparing to leave a railroad station in Dehiwala, just south of Colombo, when the blast tore through it.
Rajapaksa said the rebels had resorted to targeting civilians to divert the government's attention from its successful operations against them in the north.
The rebels did not immediately respond to the allegation.
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"I will not stop till terrorism is defeated," President Mahinda Rajapaksa told a meeting with media officials, according to a statement from his office.
The bomb blast took place inside a train during Monday evening's rush hour. The train was preparing to leave a railroad station in Dehiwala, just south of Colombo, when the blast tore through it.
Rajapaksa said the rebels had resorted to targeting civilians to divert the government's attention from its successful operations against them in the north.
The rebels did not immediately respond to the allegation.
Read more,
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/27/news/Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php
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