Emergency Rule Set; Vote Delay Expected
From Times Wire Reports
President Chandrika Kumaratunga imposed emergency rule throughout Sri Lanka, clearing the way for a delay in elections scheduled for Aug. 28. Military leaders have expressed concern that soldiers battling separatist Tamil Tiger guerrillas in the north of the island nation would have to be redeployed to secure voting booths.
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