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International \| Previous \| Next 5 Sri Lankans held for helping U.S. journalist COLOMBO, MAY 4. The Sri Lankan authorities have arrested five persons for allegedly helping the American journalist, Ms. Marie Colvin, to illegally cross the battle lines in the country's north, military officials said today. Ms. Colvin was wounded in the skirmish between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels when she tried to get back across government lines on April 17 after spending several days in rebel territory. ``We arrested one of the suspects almost immediately and the other four on information we got from him,'' said the military spokesman, Brigadier Sanath Karunaratne. He did not say what charges the five could face. Ms. Colvin, who overstayed her visa, was strongly criticised by the Sri Lankan Government for entering rebel territory without permission from the Defence Ministry. - Reuters Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
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International \| Previous \| Next 5 Sri Lankans held for helping U.S. journalist COLOMBO, MAY 4. The Sri Lankan authorities have arrested five persons for allegedly helping the American journalist, Ms. Marie Colvin, to illegally cross the battle lines in the country's north, military officials said today. Ms. Colvin was wounded in the skirmish between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels when she tried to get back across government lines on April 17 after spending several days in rebel territory. ``We arrested one of the suspects almost immediately and the other four on information we got from him,'' said the military spokesman, Brigadier Sanath Karunaratne. He did not say what charges the five could face. Ms. Colvin, who overstayed her visa, was strongly criticised by the Sri Lankan Government for entering rebel territory without permission from the Defence Ministry. - Reuters Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
Section : International Previous : Clashes in Colombo Next : Musharraf 'lonely at the top'
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