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Sri Lanka's president, under pressure from his main opponent in upcoming elections, on Tuesday promised a judicial inquiry into allegations that his troops killed thousands of Tamil civilians at the end of the civil war.via: http://news.yahoo.com/sri-lanka-president-pledges-fresh-war-crimes-probe-003856427.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&#38;soc_trk=tw