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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 30 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan leaders said Monday they may temporarily pause the army's assault against Tamil Tiger rebels to give civilians a chance to get out of harm's way.
Government troops have compressed the rebel forces into a small northeastern region of the country but tens of thousands of civilians are stranded there and run the risk of injury or death as they flee to safety.
"The government is considering a humanitarian pause and the modalities will be worked out shortly," Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona told the BBC.
The official provided the British network no details of the plan.
Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan military said more than 50 rebels were killed in ground and sea battles.
Officials said more than 1,600 civilians fled the war zone and reached government-controlled areas Monday, bringing the total who have left the rebel-held area to more than 61,000.
The United Nations says nearly 3,000 civilians may have been killed and 7,000 others injured in just the past two months.
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