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US State Department hails Sri Lanka decision to probe war crime report allegations

The news that Sri Lanka has taken an official decision to appoint a commission to probe in to the US allegation of war atrocities was hailed by the US State Department spokesman Ian Kelly at the daily press briefing Monday, 26 October in Washington saying “this is exactly what we would expect Sri Lanka...

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