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Condemning the brutal terrorist attacks of the LTTE targeting
civilians, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for
Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John
Holmes said on 29 May that 'the targeting of non-combatants is a
contravention of International Humanitarian Law, for which those
responsible must be held accountable.'
'This despicable behaviour must stop,' he added
The LTTE terrorists killed more than 20 civilians just with in
this week and injured several hundreds clearly showing the
terrorists were not ready to abandon violence and destruction
even though the Government had repeatedly pledged its commitment
to peace and a negotiated settlement to the conflict. An LTTE
mortar attack killed 6 persons in Jaffna. The victims included
children.
These repeated acts of terror clearly indicate that Tiger
terrorists are restoring to killing innocent civilians in the
face of heavy setbacks on the battlefield.
Last Monday nine people died and 73 were injured when LTTE
exploded a bomb on a busy commuter train in Dehiwela.
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