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oberliner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 05:58 PM
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Tamil children 'being abducted'
Source: BBC

A number of children in camps for people displaced by Sri Lanka's Tamil conflict have been abducted, international human rights groups say.

The groups say they have verified reports of disappearances in the Vavuniya area and are calling for the United Nations to investigate.

Suspected former Tamil Tiger child soldiers are said to have been removed by paramilitaries for questioning.

A Sri Lankan military spokesman denied the groups' allegations.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8060564.stm
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