SRI LANKA: Red cross pulls out of war front
Updated
The Red Cross is quitting Sri Lanka's war front indefinitely in the island's north, because of fears of for its staff and civilians.
It says I-C-R-C staff will withdraw from the Omanthai crossing - the main transit point between the government-held south and the Tamil Tigers' de facto state in the north. The checkpoint sits on defence lines that separate the government from Tamil Tiger-held territory.
Presenter: Rob Sharp
Speakers: Davide Vignate, communications co-ordinator for the International Committee of the Red Cross based in Colombo
