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Soldiers guard the site of a suicide
bomb attack in Habarana, about 190 km northeast of the capital Colombo
Oct. 16, 2006.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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Security personnel collect the weapons
of sailors killed in a suicide bomb attack carried out by suspected Tamil
Tiger rebels in the north-eastern Sri Lankan town of Habarana, in the
Trincomalee district Oct. 16, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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Sri Lankan policemen inspect the
wreckage of a truck after a suicide bomb explored in Habarana
northeast of the capital Colombo, Oct. 16, 2006.(Xinhua/Reuters
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Sri Lankan policemen and monks inspect
the wreckage of a truck after a suicide bomb explored in Habarana
northeast of the capital Colombo, Oct. 16, 2006.(Xinhua/Reuters
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According to Keheliya Rambukwella, the minister of Policy
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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General
Kofi Annan deplored on Monday the escalation of violence in Sri Lanka during the
past several months, calling on all parties in the country to return to the
negotiation table.
In a statement released by his spokesman, Annan said he is
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