Protestors stop UN leaving north Sri Lanka
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The United Nations in Sri Lanka says hundreds of protesters are continuing to block UN offices inside rebel-held territory in the north, preventing them from leaving the area.
A spokesman for the UN says the pull out was temporarily being held up by the protests, but the agency's intention was to comply with the government order to withdraw.
The UN began withdrawing a few days ago after the government said it could not guarantee the safety of aid workers because of increased fighting near the main rebel-held town of Kilinochchi.
