Colombo, Dec. 19 (AP): Tamil Tiger rebels kidnapped 24 Tamil teenagers, mostly girls, while they were attending class ahead of annual examinations, the Sri Lankan military said on Tuesday.
Hours later, the rebels said the teenagers wanted to join the rebel movement and had come voluntarily to insurgent-held areas. When the guerrillas found they were underage, they were asked to return home, rebel spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan said from rebel headquarters in Kilinochchi.
The reported kidnapping took place in eastern Ampara on Monday evening, according to military spokesman Brig. Prasad Samarasinghe. He blamed the country's main separatist rebel group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. More >>
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