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3 UK television journalists arrested.
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admin on 09 May, 2009 10:06:00
 
Nick Paton Walsh, the channel's Asian correspondent told the Associated Press by
telephone that he had been arrested along with producer Bessie Du and cameraman
Matt Jasper.
Walsh said he and the crew were being driven to capital Colombo with police
escort. The three had been covering fierce fighting between government forces
and the separatist Tamil Tigers.
Police spokesman Ranjith Gunasekera confirmed the trio were arrested in the
eastern city of Trincomalee on Saturday. He said investigations are continuing.
Walsh said he believed the arrests were connected to a recent report the crew
filed on conditions for war refugees and alleged sexual abuse in camps for those
who fled the northern war zone.