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Vol. 4 Num 301 Sat. April 03, 2004  
   
International


Lankan village becomes voting bazaar
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Sri Lankan voters from Tamil Tiger-controlled territories wait in line to cast their vote in the country's parliamentary elections in Batticaloa yesterday. Fears of a factional war overshadowed this east Sri Lankan town as voters made their way to the polling stations from Tamil Tiger territories across cleared mine fields to participate in the country's third parliamentary election in four years. PHOTO: AFP