Shimali Senanayake
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/ 24 June 2005

Sri Lankan tsunami aid shared with Tamil rebels

Sri Lanka’s government signed a deal on Friday to share international tsunami aid with the Tamil Tiger rebels, officials said, despite bitter protests by critics who say it threatens the country’s sovereignty. The plan was promoted as an opportunity for the government to forge peace with the guerrillas as the country recovers from the December 26 tsunami.