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Violence flared up in Sri Lanka in April (Photo: European Parliament)

EU to add Sri Lankan rebels to terror list

The European Union is expected to add the Sri Lankan rebel group - Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam - to its list of terrorist groups following a spate of civilian killings in the war-torn Asian country.

"A decision in principle is due within the next couple of days," an EU diplomat said on Wednesday (17 May) according to Reuters.

Such a move would come after a US envoy in Sri Lanka said the EU should list the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) terrorist group as a way to cut off financial aid a...

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Violence flared up in Sri Lanka in April (Photo: European Parliament)

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