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Sri Lankan civilians watching army personnel carrying the coffin of a slain soldier through paddy fields at Mahindapura 284 km north-east of Colombo Saturday, 9 December, 2006. Rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam shelled a school compound in the northeastern district of Trincomalee on Thursday killing at least three civilians, including a teacher and injuring 10 students, the Defence Ministry said. The rebels denied the incident and accused the armed forces of launching military offensives. EPA/STR