Key Sri Lankan road is re-opened

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Source: BBC

The main highway in Sri Lanka linking the northern Jaffna peninsula to the south has been opened to civilian traffic after years of conflict.

The A9 road came under government control this year during the final onslaught against Tamil Tiger rebels.

The rebels controlled parts of it for nearly 20 years.

BBC correspondents says the opening of the road will ease the provision of essential goods and services in the north and improve trade links.

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