120 Tamil youth surrender: Sri Lankan army

Around 120 Tamil youths, including several LTTE militants, have "surrendered" to the authorities, the Sri Lankan Army said here today amid raging fighting in the country's restive north.

"Some 42 LTTE cadres have surrendered to the Jaffna Human Rights Commission during the past few weeks," military spokesman, Udaya Nanayakkara, told PTI adding that reports suggested that in all about 120 tamil youth have "surrendered" during the period in northern Sri Lanka.

The spokesman claimed that some "surrenders" also took place due to fears of forced induction into the LTTE forces.

"Many who give themselves up or are handed over by their parents are those who fear the LTTE. We hand them over, who in turn produce them before the magistrate," the official said.

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