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LTTE mortar attack injures women in Norhern Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI, July 21 (KUNA) -- At least two civilians were injured when Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) guerrillas fired mortars in northern Sri Lanka, news agency Indo-Asian News Service reported Saturday.
Both injured in the mortar attack, late on Friday, in the northern Vavuniya district, were women aged 58 and 28, it added.
Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it would no longer accept slain bodies of the LTTE from the Sri Lankan Army to be handed over to the rebel group in the eastern Batticaloa district.
Davide Vignati, the ICRC spokesman, told reporters today at Colombo: "ICRC could no longer find direct LTTE interlocutors in Batticaloa. As a result, we refused to accept three LTTE bodies from the Army yesterday." "We will continue to assist both parties on request in the districts of Vauniya and Mannar." (end) dr.hm KUNA 211113 Jul 07NNNN