May 1st, 2009 - BBC NEWS
UN satellite pictures obtained by the BBC appear to show shelling damage in a government-designated safe zone for civilians in north-eastern Sri Lanka.
The images show many crater marks in an area where tens of thousands of civilians have been trapped owing to fighting between the army and rebels.
The rebels have long accused the army of shelling the zone.
The government said there was no indication of army responsibility or when the shells had fallen.
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