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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7832154" data-attributes="member: 92282">Hundreds of protesters, led by a government minister, laid siege to   the U.N. compound in Colombo on Tuesday, refusing to let the workers out   until the world body canceled its investigation of alleged abuses   committed during Sri Lanka's civil war.  Police tried to break up  the protest in the evening and escorted some  of the trapped workers out  of the compound, but quickly pulled back  after Housing Minister Wimal  Weerawansa — who led the protest — ordered  them to stop, leaving some  U.N. staff trapped inside.    <img src="http://www.google.com/hostednews/img/ap_logo.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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