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| Hospital 'hit by Sri Lankan army' | Hospital 'hit by Sri Lankan army' |
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| The Sri Lankan army has killed 91 people at a makeshift hospital inside a civilian safe zone in the last two days, two doctors have told the BBC. | The Sri Lankan army has killed 91 people at a makeshift hospital inside a civilian safe zone in the last two days, two doctors have told the BBC. |
| The doctors said bombardments from the army had killed 64 people on Saturday, including patients, their relatives and bystanders in Mullivaikal. | The doctors said bombardments from the army had killed 64 people on Saturday, including patients, their relatives and bystanders in Mullivaikal. |
| About 87 people were injured. Another 27 people reportedly died on Friday. | About 87 people were injured. Another 27 people reportedly died on Friday. |
| The army has denied bombing the hospital, saying that Tamil Tiger rebels carried out suicide attacks. | |
| A spokesman for the Sri Lankan army said that although soldiers had heard explosions inside the zone, they had not fired any shells. | A spokesman for the Sri Lankan army said that although soldiers had heard explosions inside the zone, they had not fired any shells. |
| He said Tamil Tiger rebels had launched eight suicide attacks in the space of two days. | |
| A doctor working within the conflict zone has e-mailed the BBC a number of photographs which, he says, show the aftermath of recent shelling. | |
| One appears to show a father and son killed as they slept, says the BBC's Charles Havilland in Colombo. | |
| In contrast, the defence ministry has put on its website video clips which, it says, show the rebels moving an artillery piece through the zone they control, our correspondent says. | |
| The reports centre on a tiny strip of land on the north-east coast, where Tamil Tiger rebels are still holding out against government forces. | The reports centre on a tiny strip of land on the north-east coast, where Tamil Tiger rebels are still holding out against government forces. |
| Journalists are not allowed near the conflict zone, so the conflicting accounts cannot be independently verified. | Journalists are not allowed near the conflict zone, so the conflicting accounts cannot be independently verified. |