THE UN condemned attacks in Sri Lanka as a “bloodbath” yesterday as a doctor inside the no-fire zone estimated that up to 1,400 people might have been killed in two days of air and artillery attacks.
Dr V Shanmugarajah said 381 bodies had been brought to the temporary hospital inside the government safe zone on Sunday and another 55 yesterday. He said shells were still falling on the area in which civilians were sheltering.
“Still the shelling continues and the fighting is going on,” he said, adding that reports from survivors led him to believe a further 1,000 people could have died.
His report came as the UN said the bloodbath it had feared since the government launched its all-out campaign to destroy the Tamil Tigers had become a reality.
Colombo has denied using artillery or aircraft and accused the Tigers of using mortars to fire on civilians for propaganda purposes.
There is no way of verifying any of the claims or casualty figures, because independent journalists are denied access to the conflict zone. – ( Guardianservice)