Tigers 'regret' Sri Lanka shelling that wounded diplomats1 hour, 9 minutes ago
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tiger rebels Tuesday expressed "deep regret" for an artillery
attack that wounded three Western diplomats but accused the government of risking their
lives by taking them to a war zone.
The Tigers said the Sri Lankan government and the diplomats had failed to inform them
that they would be flying in two military helicopters into an area where only the air force
operated.
The shelling stopped after a UN official contacted the Tigers and said that diplomats were
in the helicopters, the Tigers said, blaming the military for risking the lives of foreigners.
-snip-The Tigers said that foreign diplomats and aid workers travelling in the island's embattled
north informed them in advance to ensure their safety but no such procedure had been
followed on Tuesday.
-snip-The military said the Tigers knew that the diplomats were visiting the area because the
meeting had been announced in advance.
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