From Yahoo News/AFP:
COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka faced fresh allegations on Friday that its army had killed huge numbers of civilians during its offensive against the Tamil Tigers, as well as complaints it was continuing to block aid workers.
Britain's Times newspaper said its investigation into the blistering war on the separatist rebels pointed to more than 20,000 Tamil civilian deaths, most of them killed by army shelling in the final weeks of the conflict.
Citing aerial photographs, official documents, witness accounts and expert testimony, the paper said the final stages of the conflict saw 1,000 civilians killed each day up to May 19, when the corpse of rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was shown on television and the war declared won.
The Sri Lankan government angrily dismissed the report.
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Paper: 20,000 killed in Sri Lanka conflict -- CNN
'20,000 Tamil civilians killed in final weeks of Sri Lanka war' -- Times Of India
UN condemns 'unacceptably high' Sri Lanka death toll -- AFP
Sri Lanka Denies Report on Civilian Deaths -- Voice of America
Sri Lanka rejects deaths report -- BBC
Aid Slowly Reaching Sri Lanka’s War Refugees -- New York Times
Children, females among surrendered rebels: Sri Lankan military -- China View
Sri Lanka: Rebel leader's parents found in camp -- AP
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