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Ban Ki-moon faces protest in Sri Lanka
UN chief Ban Ki-moon, who is on a Sri Lanka visit focussed on reconciliation efforts, faced a protest by around 50 people at the UN office here who questioned where was the world body during the LTTE insurgency.
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At least two opposition groups handed over petitions to the UN Resident Coordinators office here protesting against the Secretary-General, who arrived here on a three-day visit focussed on reconciliation efforts. This is his second visit to the country since 2009, when the Lankan troops defeated Tamil Tigers, following which Lanka has come under close UN scrutiny for its war crimes accountability. On Friday, he is set to visit Jaffna, the Tamil-dominated northern district and former LTTE bastion, to inspect camps for the displaced.
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