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Sri Lanka Blocks Aid Workers from Reaching Displaced

HeadlineMay 20, 2009

In Sri Lanka, the government continues to prevent aid workers from reaching some 300,000 people displaced in the fight with Tamil Tiger rebels. Earlier this week, the Sri Lankan government declared victory after a twenty-six-year war. The Times of London reports Sri Lanka is blocking the UN from reaching government-run camps housing refugees. There are fears camp populations will be hit with an outbreak of contagious diseases, including hepatitis and dysentery.

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