Sri Lankan military closing in on last Tamil Tiger rebels

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Updated April 23, 2009 19:43:28

The Sri Lankan military says two senior leaders of the rebel group, the Tamil Tigers, have surrendered. As the mass exodus of people continues from the country's north-east, the Red Cross has described it as a major humanitarian crisis. The number of people fleeing has now reached more than 80-thousand.

Presenter Adam Connors
Speaker: Brigadier Udayan Naniyakara, Sri Lankan military spokesman; Defence Ministry spokesman, Kahellia Rambakwela; Indian foriegn minister, Pranab Mukerjee

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