45 Tamils die in Sri Lanka attacks

At least 45 Tamils were killed and 125 wounded today when government forces fired artillery and rocket launchers toward a Tamil Tiger rebel-held region in eastern Sri Lanka, a senior rebel official said.

45 Tamils die in Sri Lanka attacks

At least 45 Tamils were killed and 125 wounded today when government forces fired artillery and rocket launchers toward a Tamil Tiger rebel-held region in eastern Sri Lanka, a senior rebel official said.

ā€œIt was a big attack and we have 45 dead,ā€ Seevaratnam Puleedevan, who heads the rebels’ Peace Secretariat told The Associated Press by satellite phone. Puleedevan said 125 people were also wounded, some of them seriously.

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