Sri Lanka threatens to expel German ambassador

Sri Lanka threatens to expel German ambassador

Sri Lanka has threatened to expel the German ambassador due to criticism over the war with Tamil Tiger rebels. Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa also singled out the television networks CNN, BBC and Al-Jazeera for what he called bias in favour of the rebels. Rajapaksa said certain foreign media reports were damaging the security forces just as they stood poised to end the nearly four-decade conflict with the separatists and added that foreigners who favoured the rebels would be “chased” from the country. Meanwhile, a hospital in Sri Lanka's war zone has been hit twice by artillery attacks within hours, killing at least nine civilians and wounding many others. It is not clear which side was responsible for the attacks.

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