COLOMBO, February 5 (Xinhuanet) -- Thousands of Sri Lankan
Muslims continued their protest against extortions, abduction of
Muslim civilians by separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in the east of
the country on Tuesday.
    The Muslim civilians began their fast onto death protest
campaign on Sunday at a suburb of Trincomalee City, some 300
kilometers northeast of capital Colombo, demanding the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels stop their practice.
    A Muslim MP from leftist JVP or People's Liberation Front
joined the protest and extended her support to the protesters.
    In a statement she accused the government of turning deaf ear
towards the LTTE atrocities and appealed the government to take
immediate steps to arrest this situation.
    No violent incidents have been reported as adequate security
has been provided for the protesters, police said.  Enditem