Tamil Tiger rebels fire on Sri Lankan government troops during last year's civil war. Photo from The TelegraphTamil Tigers Trying To Regroup -- Straits Times/AFP
COLOMBO - TAMIL rebel leaders based in the United States and Norway are trying to revive their defeated separatist movement, Sri Lanka's prime minister told parliament on Tuesday.
Premier D. M. Jayaratne's statements came during a debate to extend a state of emergency giving sweeping powers to police and armed forces to arrest and detain suspects for long periods without trial.
Mr Jayaratne told lawmakers two rebel leaders in the United States and Norway were reorganising the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) which Colombo said was defeated in May last year following a major military offensive.
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