Sri Lankan Tamil party hails UN war crimes report

Sri Lanka's main Tamil political party yesterday hailed a leaked UN report which called for an international war crimes probe into the island's political and military leadership.
The moderate Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said the report, commissioned by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, amounted to "irrefutable confirmation" of atrocities during the final stages of fighting in 2009.
"We welcome the recommendations made by the panel and trust that they will be honestly implemented," the alliance said in a statement.