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UNICEF
raps LTTE for use of children
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children victims of the conflict warns global agency
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Says Tigers intensified forcible child soldier recruitment
With
a growing number of children being recruited by the LTTE
and scores of children being killed or injured in fighting,
UNICEF yesterday expressed its gravest concerns for children,
as Sri Lanka’s conflict enters a new phase.“We have
clear indications that the LTTE has intensified forcible recruitment
of civilians and that children as young as 14 years old are
now being targeted,” said Philippe Duamelle, UNICEF’s
Representative in Sri Lanka.
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personnel assist war-wounded civilians in Troncomalee
after they were brought to the north-eastern port town
in a ferry arranged by the International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC). AFP |
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