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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka agreed to stop firing heavy weapons into the northern war zone to safeguard thousands of civilians trapped there but resisted growing pressure Monday for a cease- fire in its war with the Tamil Tiger rebels.
The rebels accused the government of instantly violating its promise by launching airstrikes from three sides on a village in a densely populated no-fire zone, a pro-guerrilla website reported.
U.S., Indian and European officials have expressed growing concern for the estimated 50,000 civilians still trapped in the war zone amid U.N. reports that nearly 6,500 noncombatants have already been killed in the recent offensive.
