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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Tamil Tiger rebels watched plays, heard speeches and even opened a children's park on Thursday — all to celebrate 20 years of suicide bombings in their struggle for an independent homeland.
Small celebrations were organized in many rebel-held northern parts of Sri Lanka, with music and other entertainment honoring the hundreds who have carried out the attacks, Tiger spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan said. Meanwhile, air force planes pounded two rebel locations in the east.
The children's park was opened in Kilinochchi town in memory of the suicide bombers, called Black Tigers. Portraits of the bombers also were placed in small cottages for people to honor with garlands and other signs of respect, Ilanthirayan said.
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