Moves in Lanka to salvage peace bid
Tension has escalated in Sri Lanka's restive northeast even as peace broker Norway was set to launch a fresh attempt to keep the two sides engaged in talks, officials and diplomats said yesterday.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) seized a government soldier in Trincomalee district on Saturday, a day after cease-fire monitors said the rebels had attacked a navy craft in violation of a truce.
"There is tension in the region after a spate of attacks last week," a government military official said.
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