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To: neverdem
Someone one the news mentioned that Sri Lanka, which has a long civil war that's still going on, IIRC, that loads of land mines are now a relocated threat

Actually the civil war in Sri Lanka was settled about three years ago, which is one of the reasons why it is now a popular tourist destination. You might be thinking instead of Indonesia, several of the hardest hit regions are in the center of an uprising against the government.

8 posted on 12/28/2004 5:00:39 PM PST by 1LongTimeLurker
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To: 1LongTimeLurker
Land Mines Add to Sri Lanka's Misery

Tsunamis death toll soars to 52,000-plus

The floods uprooted land mines in Sri Lanka - a nation torn by a decades-old war with Tamil separatists in the north. The mines now threatened aid workers and survivors, UNICEF said.

That's the 5th paragraph from the end of the second link.

9 posted on 12/28/2004 5:30:58 PM PST by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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