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Tue 02 Feb 2009Western powers urge Tamil Tigers to surrender
The European Union, United States, Japan and Norway today urged the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to consider surrendering to avoid more deaths, including among thousands of civilians trapped in the Sri Lankan war zone.
"There remains probably only a short period of time before the LTTE loses control of all areas in the north," they said in a joint statement.
"The LTTE and the government of Sri Lanka should recognize that further loss of life - of civilians and combatants - will serve no cause."
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