[Iran Press TV Latest] The United Nations has asked Sri Lanka to come clean about allegations that government forces killed some Tamil rebels who were about to surrender.
Colombo said Monday that the UN is seeking explanation about the fate of three senior Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders and their families who wanted to surrender back in May.
The news follows reports that Sri Lankan defense minister ordered all the rebels to be killed.
Russia and China have vetoed attempts by Western nations to have the UN launch a war-crimes investigation into Sri Lanka's civil war.
The 37-year war ended in May when the leaders of the Tamil Tigers were killed in a major government offensive.
The UN estimates that up to 7,000 civilians died in the final stages of the war. Sri Lanka, however, has challenged the UN estimate.
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