Ten Muslims Hacked To Death
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Courtesy Of: The Australian
By Anurruddha Lokuhapuarachchi,
In Pottuvil, Sri Lanka
September 18, 2006

Sri Lanka's military accused Tamil Tiger rebels of hacking 10 Muslim labourers to death in the island's east, but angry local residents blamed security forces.

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) denied any involvement in the killings, which took place near the island's Yala National Park on Sunday, instead blaming the military for the latest in a string of mass killings and abuses.

..."(Police) Special Task Force (STF) troops killed these people," said Muslim M.S. Mohedeen, as around 2000 people, including women and children, gathered around a Mosque in the eastern town of Pottuvil where the bodies were laid out and incense burned to mask the stench of death.

"We don't blame anyone else," he said. "The LTTE can't come into this area. It is completely controlled by the STF. Without the STF's knowledge, no one can come into this area."

Source:
http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20436121-1702,00.html