Violence Escalates in Sri Lanka

(18 September 06 -RV) The bodies of eleven Muslim men were found hacked to death in a remote jungle in Eastern Sri Lanka today. Military officials blamed Tamil Tiger rebels for the killings. The men were repairing an irrigation system yesterday when they were attacked. The killings came amid an upsurge in violence in the island nation that could undermine efforts by European mediators to bring the warring sides back to peace talks. Archbishop of Columbo Oswald Gomis spoke to us about the current escalation of violence and how he hoped it might be overcome.