Sri Lanka to deport journalists

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka will deport four Danish journalists who were in Colombo to cover the case of a young Tamil refugee deported…

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka will deport four Danish journalists who were in Colombo to cover the case of a young Tamil refugee deported from Denmark earlier this month, their lawyer said yesterday.

"They are going to be deported tonight on the orders of the secretary of the Defence Ministry," Mr Gowrysangary Thavnrasa, said. "No reason has yet been given."

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