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Tamil National Alliance leader R. Sampanthan speaks during a news conference in Colombo
26 Mar 2009
 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan speaks during a news conference in Colombo March 26, 2009. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam-allied TNA on Thursday told a news conference they would not talk with Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa until the civilian crisis was resolved. Rajapaksa had invited members of the TNA to talks this week. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe(SRI LANKA CONFLICT POLITICS)
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In this photograph released by the Sri Lankan military April 20, 2009 shows what the army says are thousands of people fleeing an area by boats from a beach controlled by ...




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