Roto-Reuters: Sri Lanka captures rebel town as thousands flee
Columbo - Sri Lanka's military captured a strategic rebel-held town in the island's restive east on Friday as more than 10,000 refugees fled the area and Tamil Tiger rebels cut a retreat after weeks under siege.
The capture of Vakarai -- a town around 240 km (150 miles) northeast of Colombo that belongs to the rebels under the terms of a tattered 2002 ceasefire -- comes after weeks of fierce fighting between the Tigers and the military, who have vowed to evict them from the east altogether.
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