Ex-rebels allege Tamil Tiger war crimes

Apr 30th, 2009 - UPI

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Ex-rebels allege Tamil Tiger war crimes - United Press International

SRI JAYAWARDENAPURA-KOTTE, Sri Lanka, April 30 (UPI) -- Former Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka accused ex-comrades of war crimes, alleging they killed more than 200 Tamil civilians trying to escape a "no-fire zone."In a video interview released by the Sri Lankan government, Daya Master, a former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam spokesman, and V.K. Pencharatnam, a former aide to the group's senior leadership, also claimed that Tiger rebels forcibly recruited children as young as 12 and 13 to fight in the no-fire zone.

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