Sri Lanka lifts restrictions on Tamil refugees
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The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday allowed nearly 1.30 lakh Tamil civilians housed in refugees camps in northern part of the island country to visit their relatives, as authorities lifted restrictions on their movement.
(Photo/Picture: Sri Lanka Tamil refugees)
Some 3 lakh Tamils were housed in the refugees camps after the final stage of the government’s military operations that defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels in May.
Civilians, who have taken shelters in welfare villages, are now free to leave without any conditions, according to authorities.
The government has declared that civilians will be free to leave the villages once they have given their personal details to the authorities concerned.
The military defeated the LTTE in May, ending their 25-year violent struggle for an independent state for the minority Tamils.. Source: Rediff.com
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