Sri Lanka hits out at UN civil war report

Sri Lanka has slammed a United Nations report on the conclusion of the island's civil war, saying allegations against the government are "unsubstantiated and erroneous".

In a response to an internal review of the world body released last week, Sri Lanka's External Affairs Ministry said the report "appears to be another attempt at castigating Sri Lanka for militarily defeating" the Tamil Tiger guerrillas, who fought for a separate state in the Indian ocean island nation.