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It said, "While the rest of the world has concentrated on apportioning blame, the United States has stressed the importance of finding solutions to put an immediate end to the plight of the Tamil civilians being lured and attacked in the safe zone by the Sri Lankan Government.
From this sentence, the following information was extracted.
United StatesMatale
attack by the Sri Lankan Government the Tamil civiliansThis data was extracted from the following paragraph of the newspaper clippings.
The LTTE has said that a military solution will never lay this problem to rest as Sri Lanka will never be able to live in peace, as it imagines a military victory will bring, according to Colombo Page. Issuing a special statement, the political wing of the outfit urged the Sri Lankan Government to stop its military actions, including shelling and bombing civilian areas. Vowing to continue their fight for freedom, the outfit called for a cease-fire without any preconditions. It said, "While the rest of the world has concentrated on apportioning blame, the United States has stressed the importance of finding solutions to put an immediate end to the plight of the Tamil civilians being lured and attacked in the safe zone by the Sri Lankan Government. The LTTE would like reiterate its commitment to a ceasefire without any preconditions, as urged by the US and other members of the international community."
| Event ID | Date | Country | Storyhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37935-72233-173081 | 4/21/2009 | Sri Lanka | Government issues 24-hour ultimatum to LTTE |
The original source are newspaper clippings and extracts collected by the South Asian Terrorism Portal.
Note: incidences are geocoded by the district centroid.
In the same newspaper clipping is further information on the events:
| Event ID | Date | Country | Act | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37935-72233-173081 | 4/21/2009 | Sri Lanka | attack | Matale |