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Sri Lanka arrests soldiers over journalist's abduction during war

COLOMBO, Feb 18 (Reuters) Sri Lankan police arrested an army officer and two soldiers today over the alleged abduction, assault and illegal detention of a leading journalist in 2008 during the war against separatist rebels, the police said.
The island nation saw abductions and killings of high-profile journalists and rights defenders during the final months of the war that ended with the defeat of Tamil Tiger separatists in May 2009.
The previous government headed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa failed to probe the crimes despite international pressure.
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