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LTTE says it will not surrender, calls for international action
Thu, Mar 05 2009
Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka have rejected a call by the International Committee of the Red Cross for a mass evacuation of tens-of-thousands of civilians trapped with them amid fierce fighting against government forces.
In an exclusive interview with SBS Radio, a spokesman for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, identifying himself as Thileepan, said the civilians did not want to leave the LTTE-controlled area.
Mr Thileepan said this was despite a looming humanitarian disaster, caused by severe government restrictions on food and medical supplies going into the area.
The spokesman said the LTTE was willing to enter a ceasefire with the Sri Lankan government, but the rebels would not agree to surrender.
And he said the LTTE rejected speculation that it could be linked to the attack in Pakistan on the Sri Lankan cricket team.
Mr Thileepan spoke to Brami Jegan.
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