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Bombing raid in Sri Lanka breaking assurance of civilian safetyOctober

Casualties have been reported in the aftermath of Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bombers attacking two civilian settlements in Kilinochchi and Paranthan on Tuesday October 28th, premier Tamil Daily Virakesari said on its website.

The victims were Internally Displaced Persons from Mannaar and Kilinochchi districts.

750 school children and 17 teachers were attending classes at Paranthan Hindu College at the time of the SLAF air-strike. The college is located 750 meters from the attack site in Kumarapuram.

The reported casualties come within 24 hours of, Advisor to Sri Lanka President Basil Rajapaksa’s return from India, assuring safety of civilians while in India over the weekend.

“We will look at the humanitarian needs and every assurance has been given'’ to India, Basil Rajapaksa, senior adviser to Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa, said of a meeting he held in New Delhi with Indian external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee.

The midday bombing sent scores of fearful school children and market goers to the road, seeking shelter and looking for safety. Several houses in the vicinity sustained heavy structural damage.


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