Police and Security Forces open fire to quell violence in Jaffna
following schoolgirl's death
POLICE and Security Forces yesterday opened fire at
agitators protesting over the death of a 13-year-old schoolgirl in
Jaffna after they set fire to a Sri Lanka Freedom Party office, two Army
bunkers and pelted stones at Security Forces, Military and Police told
the Daily News.
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LTTE child conscription: UNICEF stands firm
IN response to the LTTE denial on Thursday, UNICEF
stood firm by its latest numbers on reported cases of child conscription
saying their statements are based on personally verified data. "We have
been monitoring the recruitment of child soldiers for a number of years
now and we have been consistent with our demands for the release of
these children," UNICEF spokesperson Marixie Mercado told the Daily News
yesterday.
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