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Tamil Tigers broadcasts stopped

A US satellite services provider, Intelsat, has shut down radio and television broadcasts of Tamil Tiger separatists, the Sri Lankan government has said in a statement. "Intelsat has terminated the 'unauthorised' use of one of its satellites, Intelsat12, by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)," the government said on Thursday.

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