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Sri Lanka says plans two-day fighting halt


    COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military will halt fighting for two days to allow tens of thousands of trapped civilians to escape a no-fire zone where they are being held by the Tamil Tigers, the media minister said on Sunday.

    "Cabinet decided there will be a halt to fighting for the Sinhala and Tamil New Years on Monday and Tuesday," Media Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, also the cabinet spokesman, told Reuters.

    (Reporting by Ranga Sirilal; Editing by Jerry Norton)