Troops move in on Tigers, 52,000 flee
China Daily | Updated: 2009-04-22 07:51
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Ethnic Tamil civilians who escaped from the Tamil Tiger controlled areas are seen arriving on Monday at the government controlled areas in Putumattalan, northeast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, in this photo released by the Sri Lankan army yesterday. Reuters |
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan soldiers battled into the last redoubt of the Tamil Tigers yesterday, and an exodus of people trapped by the rebels in the coastal strip hit 52,000, the military said.
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