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The International Red Cross in Sri Lanka says it will send a ship to the Jaffna Peninsula to evacuate hundreds of foreign nationals. As many as five-hundred foreigners are thought to be trapped in the north of Sri Lanka, where violence between Tamil Tiger rebels and government forces has escalated in the past few weeks. Among the foreign nationals are Canadian, British and Norwegian passport-holders. The entire Jaffna peninsula has been cut off for more than a week following renewed hostilities between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels. A month of clashes in the country has displaced tens of thousands of people. The government and Tamil Tiger rebels are still exchanging fire on two other fronts in the north-east of the island, Trincomalee and Batticaloa. The international community has called on both sides to stop the violence, but it shows no signs of abating. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India's frustration with Sri Lanka over Tamils