40 Tamils shot in skirmish

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South China Morning Post (July 10th)
Thursday  July 10  1997

Sri Lanka 
40 Tamils shot in skirmish 



Troops shot dead at least 40 Tamil guerillas in a confrontation during a 
continuing military advance to open a road in the north, the Defence 
Ministry said yesterday. The Tigers meanwhile killed a senior 
intelligence officer in the northern town of Vavuniya.

Red Cross officials in the town said Tigers handed over the body of a 
North Korean seaman killed during the hijacking of a merchant vessel. 
They said his 37 fellow crewmen would be released soon.



"THERE WILL BE NO REAL DEMOCRACY IF WE CAN'T GURANTEE THE RIGHTS OF THE 
MINORITY ETHNIC PEOPLE.  ONLY UNDERSTANDING THEIR SUFFERING AND HELPING 
THEM TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS WILL ASSIST PREVENTING FROM THE 
DISINTEGRATION AND THE SESESSION."  "WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THEIR 
STRENGTH, WE CAN'T TOPPLE THE SLORC AND BURMA WILL NEVER BE IN PEACE."


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