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Canadian Tamils demonstrate on downtown street in Toronto
30 Jan 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Canadian Tamils demonstrate on a downtown street in Toronto, January 30, 2009. Pressure rose on Friday for Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tiger rebels to free thousands of people trapped in the war zone, after the president pledged safe passage and urged the rebels to let people move over the next two days. REUTERS/Peter Jones (CANADA)
REUTERS/PETER JONES


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