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US ambassador in Sri Lanka hurt in artillery attack
Tuesday, 27 February 2007 - 11:08 AM SL Time
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US ambassador to Sri Lanka Robert Blake was wounded in an artillery attack by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in eastern Sri Lanka, human rights minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, who accompanied him, said.
CNN:
The U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka and his Italian counterpart were `slightly injured` on Tuesday when mortars fell near a helipad their helicopter landed on in the country`s east, officials said.
`Both the ambassadors are fine and they have suffered slight injuries,` said Sri Lankan government Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, who accompanied them.
Italian ambassador Prio Mariani, who had traveled to Batticaloa with his U.S. counterpart Robert Blake, needed medical care.
They had gone to Batticaloa to take part in a development meeting.
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Lion5Den
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 27 Feb 2007 05:14:00 GMT Report for Abuse
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watch the fireworks from this
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jacob99
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27 Feb 2007 05:14:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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Whos work??why he was taken there?? all after the statment given by him' tigers cant be defeted?may be a GOSL plan to get IC support
lots of thing have to be checked.
how far is the Ltte camp from the base?
where r the SL army positioned?
If keliya- rum-puka-wella says Ltte have been chased away how did they get in with the artillery?
What's Gov gona say to taking a Diplomat to a war zone if its still under threat!!??
US ambassador may be thinking about his statment he what he told few days ago now
Edited By - jacob99 - 27 Feb 2007 06:09:22 GMT |
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 27 Feb 2007 05:15:23 GMT Report for Abuse
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Ha ha. Beautiful..... poetic justice or what!
LTTE = Fools |
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 27 Feb 2007 05:16:39 GMT Report for Abuse
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Well done LTTE. Keep up the Good work and attack all the foreign govts offcials and have the whole world AFTER you. The WHOLE LTTE is turning into a Suicide Squad and makeing the Job of the govt easy!
Im 109% behind you if you continue to commit suicide like this!! :) |
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27 Feb 2007 05:18:27 GMT Report for Abuse
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Italy's ambassador to Sri Lanka and six servicemen were slightly injured on Tuesday when a delegation of diplomats led by the island's human rights minister came under rebel shelling in the restive east, officials said.
'The Italian ambassador was admitted to hospital with light injuries to his head,' a member of the elite Special Task Force police commandos said on condition of anonymity. The military confirmed an ambassador had been hurt.
The attack came as helicopters carrying Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe as well as ambassadors from the United States, European Union, Canada and Germany and France landed in the restive eastern district of Batticaloa on a goodwill mission. |
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27 Feb 2007 05:21:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- The U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka and his Italian counterpart were 'slightly injured' on Tuesday when mortars fell near a helipad their helicopter landed on in the country's east, officials said.
'Both the ambassadors are fine and they have suffered slight injuries,' said Sri Lankan government Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, who accompanied them.
Italian ambassador Prio Mariani, who had traveled to Batticaloa with his U.S. counterpart Robert Blake, needed medical care.
They had gone to Batticaloa to take part in a development meeting. |
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27 Feb 2007 05:21:36 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Good work Vanni LTTE terrorists. Kill all the foreign officials. Tamil National Leader Hon. Karuna Amman wants to see these things |
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 27 Feb 2007 05:22:19 GMT Report for Abuse
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Keep it up LTTE....self nailing your own coffin is great fun....
One blunder after another.....
Now Rasaiah Ilandaariyaa....hurry up and deny involvement....and send a fabrication to the Tamilnut.....
Ho ho ho......!
Boy! isn't this fun....
Edited By - ahmadineja - 27 Feb 2007 05:24:37 GMT |
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27 Feb 2007 05:23:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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| So East still under LTTE?? next time no one will tarvel under protection of the SL army.good work to prove that LTTE CANT BE DEFEATED |
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