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As the nation celebrates the traditional Sinhala
and Tamil New Year, President Mahinda Rajapaksa is deeply conscious
of the need to give the civilian population entrapped as hostages by
the ruthless actions of the LTTE, the opportunity to celebrate these
festivities in a suitable atmosphere and to have uninhibited freedom
of movement from the No Fire Zone to the cleared areas.
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SCOPP tells The Guardian:
Way to end civilian suffering
The way to end the suffering of the civilians
trapped in the no-fire zone is for the LTTE, which trapped them, to
let them go, says Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha in a letter to the Editor
The Guardian, London in response to its editorial of April 11, 2009.
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Jaffna Bishop thanks Govt
Urges LTTE to release civilians
The Catholic Bishop of Jaffna Rt. Rev. Dr.
Thomas Savuntharanayagam while thanking the Government for taking
care of 60,000 Internally Displaced Persons in Vavuniya, urged the
LTTE to allow the remaining innocent civilians trapped in the battle
hit areas to move into safer locations.
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