Sri Lanka accuses rebels of shooting at ancient shrine

20.06.2006 03:05

Most of Sri Lanka's minority ethnic Tamils are Hindu, while the majority Sinhalese are predominantly Buddhist, according to the AP.

On Monday, a group of rebels opened fire with small arms from three sides on the Somawathi shrine, about 170 kilometers northeast of the capital, Colombo, said a statement from the government's Media Center for National Security.

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