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Relatives prepare to bury the bodies of seven ethnic Tamil civilians in Vavuniya
12 Jan 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Relatives mourn as they prepare to bury the bodies of seven ethnic Tamil civilians in Vavuniya January 12, 2009. The victims died in an ambush in Sri Lanka's far north while crossing a Tamil Tiger rebel held battlefield to a government controlled area on January 10. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA)
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