Sri Lanka to open safe passage for civilians
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090305%2Fcapt.0d8c02647981409a996ff2d56dac0860.britain_tamil_suicides__lsu104.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="Protesters against Sri Lankan government demonstrate near the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Protesters call for Sri Lanka to be suspended from the Commonwealth for human rights abuses against the Tamil community. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/ap_on_re_as/as_sri_lanka_civil_war)AP - The Sri Lankan government appealed Friday for tens of thousands of civilians to flee the northern war zone and said it would open two safe passages in the area for the exodus.</p><br clear="all"/>
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