Date:25/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/25/stories/2008102556351200.htm

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Tamils protest in South Africa

PRETORIA: Hundreds of Tamils settled here took out a march on Friday protesting against alleged human rights violation during the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka.

“Our primary aim is to show that we are concerned about the mass killings of Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan government soldiers in the north and east of the island country,” said the spokesperson of Tamil Coordinating Committee of South Africa — PTI