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Thursday 14 February 2008

Sri Lanka accuses international rights groups of bias towards LTTE

Sri Lankan government yesterday accused international rights groups of bias towards the LTTE as the groups remained silent on the killing of students by the Tamil Tigers.

“These groups who are very quick to blame the government have remained silent on the LTTE's killing of students,” government defence spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.

He also said that some 14 school children had been killed as a result of recent bomb explosions by the LTTE rebels and also an LTTE female suicide bomber killed 14 civilians including six students at the Fort railway station on Feb 3.

“Some international rights organizations are biased against the government by not blaming the LTTE of killings. They are out to discredit the sovereign government of Sri Lanka,” he said.

Source: Colombopage