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Eight hurt as strike cripples Sri Lanka district amid Tiger war warning
At least eight policemen and a soldier were wounded in suspected Tamil rebel attacks in strike-bound northeastern Sri Lanka, a day after the guerrillas warned of a return to war. At least eight policemen and a soldier were wounded in suspected Tamil rebel attacks in strike-bound northeastern Sri Lanka, a day after the guerrillas warned of a return to war. Two of the police officers were critically hurt when their anti-riot squad vehicle was attacked with a grenade in Trincomalee district, said a police official contacted by telephone on Tuesday.