Sri Lanka Says Calls for Cease-Fire Are ‘Illogical’
Sri Lanka’s government rejected calls for a cease-fire with the Tamil Tiger rebels saying the conflict is an “internal affair” and a truce would be “illogical.” The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are holding hostages and there is “clear evidence” that the rebels are firing at fleeing civilians, government spokesman Anura Priyadharshana Yapa said in a telephone interview from the capital, Colombo.Full Story