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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- The Red Cross was working Tuesday to pull off a daring beach evacuation of 400 sick and wounded civilians stranded in a community center inside Sri Lankas war zone for nearly a week, an aid official said. Premier Justin Tuck Jersey . A Sri Lankan soldier stands guard as members of the National Patriotic Movement hold photos of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband,during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb.10, 2009. [Agencies] Related readings: Female suicide bomber kills 24 in Sri Lanka More flee Sri Lanka war zone 800 civilians flee war zone: Sri Lanka 52 killed in Sri Lankas war zone, says UN The wounded fled the last functioning hospital in the war zone in Puthukkudiyiruppu last week after the compound came under repeated artillery barrages that killed several of the patients. The intense fighting between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels made fleeing south across the front lines too risky, so the group instead headed deeper into rebel-held territory. In the coastal village of Putumattalan, the Red Cross and government doctors set up a makeshift medical facility in an abandoned community center and a school, said Sarasi Wijesinghe, spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross. The overcrowded center, however, does not have a reliable supply of drinking water, and the lack of sanitation and hygiene is a problem, she said. Some patients are lying on the ground, the floor. In addition, the area was shelled Monday, she said. On Tuesday, the aid group chartered a ferry flying the Red Cross flag from the government-controlled town of Jaffna to the north and was hoping to evacuate the patients from the beach and bring them to safety, she said. The government and international human rights groups have accused the Tamil Tigers of holding more than 200,000 civilians in the area hostage to use as human shields against the governments assault on the rebel group. The rebels deny the accusation. In recent days, the military has reported an increasing flow of civilians out of the war zone. A total of 6,599 reportedly crossed Monday, even as a suspected rebel suicide bomber dressed as a war refugee killed 19 soldiers and 10 civilians, including two children, at an army checkpoint. The government earlier said the blast had killed 20 soldiers and eight civilians. Amnesty International condemned the attack as a clear violation of international law. Blurring the distinction between civilians and combatants means that thousands of ordinary people, desperate to flee the conflict area, are at greater risk of reprisals and getting caught in crossfire, said Yolanda Foster, the London-based groups Sri Lankan researcher. Rights groups have also accused the government of killing and wounding civilians by firing artillery into the increasingly cramped war zone in a small pocket of the northeast. Independent journalists and nearly all aid workers are barred from the war zone. The rebels could not be reached for comment because communications to the north have largely been severed. The Tamil Tiger rebels have been fighting since 1983 for an independent state for minority Tamils. Government troops have forced the rebels into a broad retreat in recent months and officials say they are on the verge of crushing the insurgency and ending a war that has killed more than 70,000 people. Battles continued to rage across the north Monday and suspected rebels killed two police officers in a roadside bombing in the eastern district of Ampara. Rebel attacks have been increasing in the east - which the government captured from the rebels in 2007 - leading to fears the Tamil Tigers will switch to similar guerrilla tactics in the north if the government succeeds in defeating them on the battlefield. Meanwhile, UN experts in Geneva criticized the deteriorating human rights situation here. A climate of fear and intimidation reigns over those defending human rights, especially over journalists and lawyers, Margaret Sekaggya, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert, said in a statement Monday. Last week, Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa accused the BBC, CNN, Al-Jazeera and two ambassadors of favoring the Tamil rebels and warned they might be banned from the country. The BBC said Monday it was suspending FM radio programming to the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp. starting Tuesday because of what it called deliberate interference in its broadcasts. 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Games will be streamed live in their native language and will be the only way for fans to watch their favorite team. New York Giants Antrel Rolle Jersey . Pierre will be in familiar surroundings. St. Pierre -- who will handle the preseason matchup between the Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night -- was born in Dolbeau, Quebec, and grew up just outside of Dolbeau in Albanel, which is less than an hour away from where the festivities will get under way this weekend.BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Eager to show hes fully recovered from a concussion, Sabres forward Jason Pominville went out of his way to tangle with teammate Paul Gaustad along the boards in practice Monday. "Just trying to get involved and see how it will react, and it was fine," said Pominville, whos been cleared to play after missing nine games. "Its a good relief." The Sabres (3-7-2) could use some in preparing to host Northeast Division rival Boston on Wednesday. Theyre 0-4-1 at Buffalo, joining New Jersey as one of the NHLs two teams who have yet to win a home game. And theyre coming off a four-game road trip in which they went 1-2-1, capped by a 4-0 loss at Dallas on Saturday. Pominville is a top-line forward, who has also played a key role on special teams. Though he began skating with the team last week, Pominville was finally cleared after passing a concussion-related visual test before practice. Hes been out since a 4-3 loss to Chicago on Oct. 11, when he was hit partially from behind and sent headfirst into the boards by Blackhawks defenceman Niklas Hjalmarsson. The defenceman was ejected from the game for the hit and eventually served an NHL-imposed two-game suspension. Pominville said he felt helpless watching his team struggle. "Its definitely not the start we wanted," he said. "But we cant sit here and feel sorry for ourselves. Weve got to look ahead of us." Pominville wont be the only new addition to the Sabres lineup. Coach Lindy Ruff also announced that captain Craig Rivet will return to action on Wednesday after the defenceman was a healthy scratch for poor play the previous two games. One question mark is goalie Ryan MMiller, who missed practice Monday due to what Ruff referred to as a "lower body injury. Authentic New York Giants Jersey. ." Ruff said Miller had treatment over the weekend, and was given an additional day off. Miller is expected to return to practice on Tuesday to determine whether he can play against the Bruins. The Sabres also announced Monday that theyve signed 2009 first-round draft pick Zack Kassian to a three-year entry level contract. The 19-year-old is a hard-hitting forward who was drafted 13th overall, and is playing for his hometown Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. The signing comes a week after Kassian completed 25 hours of community service as a part of a plea agreement he reached to have an assault charge dropped in Windsor. The charge was in connection to a bar fight in May, when Kassian punched and chipped a mans tooth. The Sabres had suspended contract negotiations with Kassian in June as a result of the fight. The Sabres reopened talks after the player expressed his remorse and following a solid training camp in Buffalo. With Pominvilles return, Ruff elected to shake up his lines in a bid to provide his team a spark. Pominville will be on a line with centre Derek Roy and Jochen Hecht. Tim Connolly will centre Buffalos other top line alongside Thomas Vanek and Patrick Kaleta. Ruff was so unhappy with the Sabres performance in October, he was eager to turn the page of the calendar. "Theres not a damn thing we can do about that. Thats behind us," Ruff said. "Theres not one person thats happy about it, including myself. I find it embarrassing, and weve moved on. I told the team were going to focus on one game." ' ' '
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