Sri Lankan protesters vow hunger strike against UN
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Sri Lankan protesters threatened hunger strikes and nationwide demonstrations Wednesday if the United Nations doesn't halt its investigation into possible abuses committed during the final bloody months of the civil war here. The world body rejected the demand.
The threats came a day after hundreds of demonstrators led by a government minister laid siege to the UN compound in Colombo, trapping workers inside for hours, and burned effigies of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. (AP)
