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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7831792" data-attributes="member: 92282">Section of UN staff leave office with  police escort, others held back        A section of the beseiged  employees of the UN  office in Colombo left the premises with police escort a short while  ago.                                 Witnessses said four foreigners were among the UN staff who drove out of  the office in four vehicles with police escort.       The protesters tried to prevent the UN staff from leaving but police  intervened and took them away safely.      More staff still remain in the building unable to leave.          The movement of UN staff was blocked when  Minister Wimal Weerawansa's National Freedom Front activists arrived  there and instructed the police not to allow anyone to leave.            Mr. Weerawans later called Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and  told him to order the police to withdraw.      Meanwhile NFF sources said  they would remain in the tent outside the UN  office and stage an all-night 'Thovil' ceremony to drive out evil  spirits.       The protesters were demanding that the UN drop its panel set up to probe  alleged war crimes during the last stages of the war in May last year.       ST</blockquote>

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