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| Sri Lanka reviews anti-terror law | Sri Lanka reviews anti-terror law |
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| Sri Lanka's cabinet has met to discuss reactivating sweeping counter-terrorism laws amid worsening relations with Tamil Tiger rebels. | Sri Lanka's cabinet has met to discuss reactivating sweeping counter-terrorism laws amid worsening relations with Tamil Tiger rebels. |
| The government is expected to make a formal announcement shortly. | |
| The BBC's Dumeetha Luthra in Colombo says the signs are the cabinet has invoked some anti-terror measures but stopped short of banning the rebels. | The BBC's Dumeetha Luthra in Colombo says the signs are the cabinet has invoked some anti-terror measures but stopped short of banning the rebels. |
| The cabinet meeting comes just over a week after the rebels said a ceasefire with government troops was defunct. | The cabinet meeting comes just over a week after the rebels said a ceasefire with government troops was defunct. |
| More than 3,400 people have been killed in Sri Lanka since late last year, the authorities say. | More than 3,400 people have been killed in Sri Lanka since late last year, the authorities say. |
| 'Terrorist' ban | 'Terrorist' ban |
| The government said on Sunday its relationship with the rebels was under review. | The government said on Sunday its relationship with the rebels was under review. |
| Two days earlier President Mahinda Rajapakse's brother, Gothabaya, survived a suicide bomb attack in Colombo, for which the rebels were blamed. | Two days earlier President Mahinda Rajapakse's brother, Gothabaya, survived a suicide bomb attack in Colombo, for which the rebels were blamed. |
| Sri Lanka's government revoked its ban on the Tamil Tigers as part of negotiations which saw a truce agreed in 2002 and a number of rounds of peace talks. | Sri Lanka's government revoked its ban on the Tamil Tigers as part of negotiations which saw a truce agreed in 2002 and a number of rounds of peace talks. |
| The rebels are still banned as terrorists by countries such as the US, India and the European Union. | The rebels are still banned as terrorists by countries such as the US, India and the European Union. |
| They are fighting for independence for minority Tamils in the north and east of Sri Lanka. About 65,000 lives have been lost since 1972. | They are fighting for independence for minority Tamils in the north and east of Sri Lanka. About 65,000 lives have been lost since 1972. |