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Sri Lanka: LTTE to announce independent Tamil state: Lanka govt

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Wednesday, 03 October 2007
Sri Lankan rebel group LTTE is planning to announce the formation of an independent Tamil state in the beginning of next year, the government said on Wednesday.

LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran will announce a `unilateral declaration of independent state of Tamil Eelam` on January 18, 2008

LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran will announce a `unilateral declaration of independent state of Tamil Eelam` on January 18, 2008, political affairs spokesman Jeyraj Fernandopulle said here.

"We have firm reports of the development. We will not allow it. Our security forces are registering success against the LTTE," the minister said.

In recent statements, the LTTE chief has been hinting at forming a separate Tamil state in the Sinhalese-majority nation as a condition for ending over two decades of war.

Over 5,000 people have been killed in clashes between government forces and the rebels since 2005.

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