At Least 40 Killed in Fighting in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan officials say government forces have killed at least 40 Tamil Tigers and wounded 70 others during a rebel attack on strategic areas in the country's northeast. Military officials say five government troops were also killed in the fighting early Wednesday.The rebels say they overran four military outposts, but authorities in Colombo say the rebels have made no territorial gains.
Rebels also fired mortar shells into a civilian area in Muttur near Trincomalee, killing at least two civilians. It was the eighth straight day of fighting. Norwegian Development Minister Erik Solheim, urged the warring parties to immediately stop all hostilities. He said the situation was the most serious it had been since the ceasefire in 2002.
斯里蘭卡官員說，在反政府武裝對(duì)東北地區(qū)戰(zhàn)略要地發(fā)動(dòng)的襲擊中，政府軍打死至少40名泰米爾猛虎游擊隊(duì)員，打傷70人。軍方官員說，在星期三早上的戰(zhàn)斗中，五名政府軍士兵陣亡。反政府武裝聲稱攻占了四個(gè)軍事哨所，但科倫坡*說，反政府武裝并未占領(lǐng)任何地方。
反政府武裝還向亭可馬里的一個(gè)平民區(qū)發(fā)射迫擊炮彈，造成至少兩名平民死亡。雙方的戰(zhàn)斗已經(jīng)持續(xù)進(jìn)行了八天。挪威發(fā)展部長(zhǎng)索爾海姆敦促交戰(zhàn)各方立即停止一切敵對(duì)行動(dòng)。他說，自從2002年?；鹨詠?，目前的局勢(shì)是最嚴(yán)重的。
Sri Lankan officials say government forces have killed at least 40 Tamil Tigers and wounded 70 others during a rebel attack on strategic areas in the country's northeast. Military officials say five government troops were also killed in the fighting early Wednesday.The rebels say they overran four military outposts, but authorities in Colombo say the rebels have made no territorial gains.
Rebels also fired mortar shells into a civilian area in Muttur near Trincomalee, killing at least two civilians. It was the eighth straight day of fighting. Norwegian Development Minister Erik Solheim, urged the warring parties to immediately stop all hostilities. He said the situation was the most serious it had been since the ceasefire in 2002.
斯里蘭卡官員說，在反政府武裝對(duì)東北地區(qū)戰(zhàn)略要地發(fā)動(dòng)的襲擊中，政府軍打死至少40名泰米爾猛虎游擊隊(duì)員，打傷70人。軍方官員說，在星期三早上的戰(zhàn)斗中，五名政府軍士兵陣亡。反政府武裝聲稱攻占了四個(gè)軍事哨所，但科倫坡*說，反政府武裝并未占領(lǐng)任何地方。
反政府武裝還向亭可馬里的一個(gè)平民區(qū)發(fā)射迫擊炮彈，造成至少兩名平民死亡。雙方的戰(zhàn)斗已經(jīng)持續(xù)進(jìn)行了八天。挪威發(fā)展部長(zhǎng)索爾海姆敦促交戰(zhàn)各方立即停止一切敵對(duì)行動(dòng)。他說，自從2002年?；鹨詠?，目前的局勢(shì)是最嚴(yán)重的。