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Sri lanka fighting kills 25 as summit nears
Picture: (AFP/Ishara S. Kodikara)
Sri Lankan police checks civilians during a security operation in the capital Colombo. At least 24 Tamil Tiger rebels and a soldier were killed in fresh fighting in Sri Lanka’s north as the island prepared to host a summit of South Asian leaders.
Sri Lanka fighting kills 25 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil Tiger separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 24 rebels and one soldier.
The new fighting came as officials from eight South Asian nations gathered in Colombo for a regional conference that is to culminate in a top-level summit this weekend.