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Bullet hits ICRC ferry in Sri Lanka
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A ship evacuating civilians from the conflict zone in northern Sri Lanka has been caught in the cross-fire.
The International Red Cross says a ferry evacuating sick and wounded people was hit by a stray bullet but there was no damage to the boat or its passengers. This is the first time that a relief vessel has been hit. "Green Ocean" chartered by the ICRC was in Puthumatalan waiting to evacuate civillians to Trincomalee. The spokeswoman for the ICRC in Sri Lanka, Sophie Romanens, said the boat, continued its evacuation of more then five hundred sick and war injured to hospitals in government controlled areas. "Both parties were reminded of their obligation to respect humanitarian access," she added. Over 6000 war wounded and their relatives have been evacuated by the ICRC during the last seven weeks. |
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India's frustration with Sri Lanka over Tamils