Political killings in Lanka top 190 this year
Afp, Colombo
Political killings related to the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka have topped 190 since the start of the year and undermined trust in a ceasefire between the government and Tamil rebels, Scandinavian truce monitors said yesterday. The Norwegian-led Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) condemned the latest killing, of an army spy chief, and said its sympathies were with the family of T. M. Meedin who was shot dead Sunday near Colombo. "Over 190 people have been killed in Sri Lanka since the beginning of the year in suspected political killings," the SLMM said in a statement. "The killings have gradually undermined the ceasefire and resulted in mistrust and bad atmosphere between the parties."
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