Colombo:
The 48-hour window given to the LTTE by the Sri Lankan government to allow the civilians trapped in the war zone to leave comes to an end on Saturday evening.
Concerned about the humanitarian situation getting worse in the region, Sri Lanka had announced temporary end to the fighting.
Now speaking to NDTV, Sri Lanka's foreign secretary Palitha Kohona has said that the Lankan army would move in after the 48-hr period.
Meanwhile, the Tamil Tigers say that 250,000 civilians in the conflict zone in north-eastern Sri Lanka want to stay to be protected by the rebels.
In an interview to an international television channel LTTE political chief B Nadesan said that the people did not wish to end up in the hands of ",their killers",.
The LTTE says Tamils in the conflict zone want to stay back to be protected by the rebels.
(With PTI adds)
Concerned about the humanitarian situation getting worse in the region, Sri Lanka had announced temporary end to the fighting.
Now speaking to NDTV, Sri Lanka's foreign secretary Palitha Kohona has said that the Lankan army would move in after the 48-hr period.
Meanwhile, the Tamil Tigers say that 250,000 civilians in the conflict zone in north-eastern Sri Lanka want to stay to be protected by the rebels.
In an interview to an international television channel LTTE political chief B Nadesan said that the people did not wish to end up in the hands of ",their killers",.
The LTTE says Tamils in the conflict zone want to stay back to be protected by the rebels.
(With PTI adds)
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