Sri Lankan doctors retract death claims - 10 Jul 09
- 12 years ago
Five Sri Lankan doctors who became famous for reporting from within the country's war zone say they were forced to lie by Tamil Tiger rebels.
The doctors spoke of high numbers of deaths and casualties ... and accused government troops of shelling no-fire zones. But now they appear at a news conference to recant those claims. Al jazeera's Tony Birtley reports.
The doctors spoke of high numbers of deaths and casualties ... and accused government troops of shelling no-fire zones. But now they appear at a news conference to recant those claims. Al jazeera's Tony Birtley reports.