WORLD BRIEFING / SRI LANKA
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The Sri Lankan military shelled a hospital and a village inside a government-declared “safe zone” for displaced families, killing at least 30 people, health officials said.
The assault underscored the rising concern for hundreds of thousands of people reportedly trapped in the conflict zone as the military closes in on the Tamil Tiger rebels’ last stronghold in the northeast.
Health officials said at least 67 civilians had been killed by shelling since Tuesday.
The military denied launching the attack and accused the Tamil rebels. Journalists are barred from the war zone.
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