
The UN statement – though it did not attribute the killings to the allegedly large-scale shelling done by Sri Lankan army (SLA) forced the Lankan government to go on a diplomatic overdrive denying the charges. They instead blamed the LTTE for killing and injuring at least 250 civilians attempting to cross over to government-controlled areas. ``The LTTE responded with mortar fire which fell within the conflict zone. Around 250 were injured or killed due a combination of fire opened by LTTE sentries and mortar fire,’’ the President’s office said in statement.
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