ANI
04-19-2006, 10:29 AM
By Lindsay Beck
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Thousands have fled their homes in Sri Lanka's northeast after rioting last week which a pro-rebel newspaper said was reminiscent of ethnic violence that launched the island into civil war more than 20 years ago.
Some 3,000 are living in camps near the port city of Trincomalee, home to a mix of majority Sinhalese, ethnic minority Tamils and Muslims, after the town erupted into bloody riots that followed a suspected Tamil Tiger bomb last week.
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COLOMBO (Reuters) - Thousands have fled their homes in Sri Lanka's northeast after rioting last week which a pro-rebel newspaper said was reminiscent of ethnic violence that launched the island into civil war more than 20 years ago.
Some 3,000 are living in camps near the port city of Trincomalee, home to a mix of majority Sinhalese, ethnic minority Tamils and Muslims, after the town erupted into bloody riots that followed a suspected Tamil Tiger bomb last week.
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