Rebel Attack Kills at Least 11 Civilians
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Tamil Tiger rebels opened fire on a civilian bus in eastern Sri Lanka, killing at least 11 civilians, including two children, and wounding 27 others, survivors and defense officials said. “I saw an unarmed man stop the bus while gunmen appeared on both sides of the road and came firing toward us,” bus conductor Lasantha Peiris said. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels, fighting for an independent homeland for minority Tamils in predominantly Sinhalese Sri Lanka, withdrew after police commandos moved into the area, police said.
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