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| Outrage grows over Tamil deaths | Outrage grows over Tamil deaths |
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| The UK and France have expressed outrage over the reported heavy loss of life among civilians in Sri Lanka's Tamil war zone at the weekend. | The UK and France have expressed outrage over the reported heavy loss of life among civilians in Sri Lanka's Tamil war zone at the weekend. |
| UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband said at the UN in New York he was "appalled" by news of the casualties and demanded an end to "the killing". | UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband said at the UN in New York he was "appalled" by news of the casualties and demanded an end to "the killing". |
| Mr Miliband is co-hosting an informal meeting on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. | Mr Miliband is co-hosting an informal meeting on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. |
| The UN reports that more than 100 children are among the dead. | The UN reports that more than 100 children are among the dead. |
| See a map of the conflict region | See a map of the conflict region |
| It described the situation in northern Sri Lanka, where civilians are trapped inside a government-designated "safe area", as a "bloodbath". | |
| Sri Lanka has objected to the remark and says it will formally complain. | Sri Lanka has objected to the remark and says it will formally complain. |
| A doctor working in the war zone said more than 430 people had been killed over two days of bombardment. | A doctor working in the war zone said more than 430 people had been killed over two days of bombardment. |
| 'War without witness' | 'War without witness' |
| The UK foreign secretary is in New York for a Security Council debate on the Middle East but he and Mr Kouchner are also conducting an informal meeting with non-governmental organisations on Sri Lanka. | The UK foreign secretary is in New York for a Security Council debate on the Middle East but he and Mr Kouchner are also conducting an informal meeting with non-governmental organisations on Sri Lanka. |
| "Our message is a simple one, which is that the killing must stop," Mr Miliband said. | "Our message is a simple one, which is that the killing must stop," Mr Miliband said. |
| "The civilians... trapped... are the victims of what at the moment is a war without witness." | "The civilians... trapped... are the victims of what at the moment is a war without witness." |
| The UK foreign secretary also criticised Sri Lanka for expelling a team of British journalists. | The UK foreign secretary also criticised Sri Lanka for expelling a team of British journalists. |
| "We need access and transparency in the situation there," he said. | "We need access and transparency in the situation there," he said. |
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