| Brilliant headline. I'd call a pile of corpses the antithesis of "peace hopes." |
 Three men have been shot dead in Sri Lanka, bringing the death toll from a fresh wave of violence to 10. The killings come amid diplomatic moves to end a deadlock in the island's peace bid. Officials said the three men were gunned down in separate incidents overnight on Monday and early Tuesday in the country's east. The military described the deaths as an upsurge in rebel internecine clashes.
| So it's the Tigers clawing each other. I like it when that happens. |
Seven had been killed on Saturday. "We are noticing an increase in clashes," military spokesman Daya Ratnayake said. "The indications are that this killing cycle will continue as both factions try to demonstrate their strength."
| "Meanwhile, we're going to send out for beer and watch the show..." |
The de facto number two in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) led an unprecedented split in March last year, and since then the main rebel outfit has been trying to retake control over the east where the renegades are active. The LTTE has accused the security forces of colluding with the breakaway group of V Muralitharan, better known as Karuna, an allegation rejected by the government.
| "No, no! Certainly not! Heh heh..." |
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