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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sri_lion" data-source="post: 940953" data-attributes="member: 4103">The US government is to freeze the assets of a Tamil charity with links to the Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka.A statement from the US Treasury said the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) acted as a "front to facilitate fundraising" for the rebels.The Tamil Tigers are on a list of banned terrorist organisations in the US and a number of other countries.The rebels are fighting for autonomy for minority Tamils in Sri Lanka's north and east.There was no immediate response from the TRO or the rebels. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7097221.stm" target="_blank">Read More</a></blockquote>

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