Police find over a dozen dead in north Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Police found more than a dozen unidentified bodies,
some with their hands tied behind their backs, in northern Sri Lanka on
Thursday, the military and a witness said.
Rights groups have reported hundreds of abductions and disappearances in recent months after the military and separatist Tamil Tigers resumed a two-decade civil war, which has cost nearly 70,000 lives since 1983.
Police found the decomposing bodies in a grave in the north central district of Anuradhapura after a report by a local resident, a military spokesman said.
Rights groups have reported hundreds of abductions and disappearances in recent months after the military and separatist Tamil Tigers resumed a two-decade civil war, which has cost nearly 70,000 lives since 1983.
Police found the decomposing bodies in a grave in the north central district of Anuradhapura after a report by a local resident, a military spokesman said.
"An incident has been reported and investigative teams have rushed to the scene. Details are not available immediately as they have not returned yet," said Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara.
One resident, who asked not to be named, said he had seen about 16 dead bodies, some with their hands tied behind their back.
Sri Lanka's government formally ended a 2002 truce with the Tigers on Jan. 16, deepening fears of an escalation in the fighting between the state and Tamil Tiger rebels.
The international community has repeatedly voiced concerns about rights abuses blamed on elements of the Sri Lankan military and the Tigers.
The government denied military involvement in the killings and right abuses.
One resident, who asked not to be named, said he had seen about 16 dead bodies, some with their hands tied behind their back.
Sri Lanka's government formally ended a 2002 truce with the Tigers on Jan. 16, deepening fears of an escalation in the fighting between the state and Tamil Tiger rebels.
The international community has repeatedly voiced concerns about rights abuses blamed on elements of the Sri Lankan military and the Tigers.
The government denied military involvement in the killings and right abuses.
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