A soldier rides his bicycle near Dharmapuran, about 12 km (7.4 miles) west of the current fighting front line Feb. 22, 2009. Dharmapuran was captured about a month ago by the Sri Lanka army after fights with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).(Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)'Great Danger' For Civilians In Sri Lanka Conflict: UN -- Yahoo News/AFP
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Sri Lankan civilians face "great danger" after being caught in fighting between Tamil rebels and the advancing military, a senior UN diplomat warned on Friday.
"Estimates vary of the number of civilians trapped, from 70,000 according to the government, through around 200,000 according to UN estimates, up to 300,000 or more according to Tamil groups," said UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes told Security Council members.
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