Alex Thomson interviews Yolanda Foster, an expert on Sri Lanka at Amnesty International. 29 Jan 2009.

The three armed forces of Sri Lanka have carried out a joint indiscriminate bombardment from air, land and sea targeting the civilians who were displacing from Vadamaraadchi East villages to Vanni mainland, causing injuries to at least 40 civilians, initial reports from the area said. The attack has targeted civilians who have come to Chu\'ndikku\'lam lagoon to cross over to Vanni mainland as the land route has been occupied by the Sri Lanka Army following the occupation of Elephant Pass. Medical authorities at Kallaa\'ru said they were struggling to transport the wounded. Ambulances at Tharmapuram hospital were sent to Kallaa\'ru in Chu\'ndikku\'lam.

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