LTTE gives up fighting

KATHMANDU, May 17: Tamil rebels holed up in a tiny enclave of northern Sri Lanka have declared a ceasefire, a rebel spokesman says, BBC reported.



The Tamil Tigers (LTTE) had given up their fight against a major government offensive and "decided to silence our guns", he said on a pro-Tamil website.



"This battle has reached its bitter end," said Selvarasa Pathmanathan, the Tigers´ chief of international relations, in a statement on Tamilnet.



President Mahinda Rajapaksa has already claimed victory in the 26-year war.

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