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Sri Lankan conflict: Civilians killed in 'no-fire' zone

Sri Lanka : A Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil man weeps over the bodies of his family members
A Tamil man weeps over the bodies of his family following a shell attack outside a makeshift hospital in the no-fire zone controlled by the Tamil Tigers in Mullivaaykaal, Sri Lanka, on 10 May Photograph: AP
Sri Lanka : Handout photo of a burning bus inside the Sri Lankan no fire zone
A Tamil civilian can be seen, in this picture supplied by the pro-Tamil Tiger group WarWithoutWitness.com, walking near a burning bus that the group claims is inside the no-fire zone Photograph: WarWithoutWitness.com/Reuters
Sri Lanka : Handout pictures of injured Tamils in a makeshift hospital
This picture, released on 11 May by the pro-Tamil organisation Mercy Mission to Vanni, shows what the group claims are injured civilians resting at a makeshift hospital in Mullaitivu, on Sri Lanka's north-east coast Photograph: AFP /Getty Images
Sri Lanka : Hnadout pic of injured Tamils in Sri Lanka
In this photograph – released by the pro-Tamil website Tamilnet.com – ethnic Tamils carry a dead relative as others weep over those killed in shelling of the no-fire zone on 10 May Photograph: TamilNet/AP
Sri Lanka : Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil man weeps over his dead son
A Tamil man weeps while holding the lifeless body of his son following a shell attack outside a makeshift hospital in Mullivaaykaal Photograph: AP
Sri Lanka : handout pic of injured Sri Lnakan tamils
This picture released by Tamilnet.com shows what the group claims are wounded civilians at the site of an alleged attack by Sri Lankan military shelling in the no-fire zone on Sunday Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
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