Tamil Refugees Reach India
by M. Lakshman, Associated Press, June 22, 2006
A passenger train passes over a bridge that connects Pamban to the island of Rameshwaram about 635 kilometers (397 miles) south of Madras, India.
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Sri Lanka refugee sits in front of rice sacks at the Mandapam refugee camp, near Rameshwaram, about 635 kilometers (397 miles) south of Madras, India.
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Lanka refugee children, left, sing the Indian national anthem with Indian school children, in uniform, at a school inside the Mandapam refugee camp, near Rameshwaram, about 635 kilometers (397 miles) south of Madras, India.
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Lankan refugees who arrived by boat walk on the beach near Rameshwaram, about 635 kilometers (397 miles) south of Madras, India. Sri Lankan refugees are fleeing the country after renewed attacks by the armed forces.
Indian police officer, left, registers Sri Lankan refugees who arrived by boat, near Rameshwaram, about 635 kilometers (397 miles) south of Madras, India. Sri Lankan refugees are fleeing the country after renewed attacks by the armed forces.
An Indian police officer, right, registers Sri Lankan refugees who arrived near Rameshwaram, about 635 kilometers (397 miles) south of Madras, India, Wednesday, June 21, 2006. Sri Lankan refugees are fleeing the country after renewed attacks by the armed forces.
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