what a difference a day makes in BBC

 

Last Updated: Monday, 13 November 2006, 21:18 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version Sri Lanka youth 'seized to fight' Children have long been caught up in Sri Lanka's conflict Elements in the Sri Lankan military are helping a breakaway rebel faction to abduct children as soldiers to fight Tamil Tiger rebels, the UN has said. A senior UN official said there was "credible evidence" that troops had rounded up children to fight with the renegade rebel group led by Col Karuna.