Killings mar peace talks
NZPA-Reuter Sri Lanka
Renewed separatist violence in which 10 people were killed has threatened peace talks between the Sri Lankan Government and moderate Tamils.
A Government statement said yesterday that Tamil guerrillas had fired mortar bombs at the main military camp in Jaffna, Northern Province, wounding two soldiers. Troops retaliated and killed four of the attack-
ers. Residents said three civilians had been killed in crossfire. Eighteen were being treated for wounds.
The Government also said two rebels had been killed during clashes between rival guerrilla groups at Vavuniya, Northern Province.
A village official was shot dead on Saturday by rebels while cycling to Trincomalee.
Mr Appapillai Amirthalingam, secretary-general
of the Tamil United Liberation Front, said he was worried by the fighting and hoped to discuss the matter with President Junius Jayewardene today.
The T.U.L.F. and the Government are considering a plan for provincial councils which would give powers to Tamils to administer areas where they are a majority — a compromise on their demands for an independent State in the north and east.
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