India lauds safe passage

Offer to Northern civilians:

India on Thursday lauded the Sri Lankan Government’s announcement of granting a safe passage to civilians trapped in the northern parts of the island and hoped that the conditions of civilians will improve in days to come.

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DMK flays LTTE for not responding to 48-hour ceasefire

The Ruling DMK yesterday sharply criticised the LTTE for not responding to the 48-hour ceasefire declared by the Sri Lankan Government in the Vanni region to evacuate civilians caught in the fighting between the Army and the Tigers.

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Truce not a ceasefire

Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe yesterday said the 48-hour truce period granted by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to free civilians out of LTTE bondage was in no way a ceasefire.

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Navy foils suicide mission

Navy foiled an LTTE attempt to breach the naval blockade in a pre-emptive attack and destroyed a sea Tiger’s suicide boat in the east of Mullaitivu seas yesterday.

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