Sri Lanka police break protesters' blockade of UN

By Bharatha Mallawaarachi | Associated Press
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Police have broken up a blockade of the U.N. office in Sri Lanka's capital and are escorting employees out hours after they were trapped.

Hundreds of protesters, led by the country's housing minister and Buddhist monks, laid siege to the building Tuesday demanding end to U.N. investigations into alleged abuses committed during the country's civil war.

Police have forcibly evicted the protesters, dismantled a stage that blocked one gate and escorted the staff vehicles off of the premises.

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