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 A Sri Lankan soldier was on Thursday sentenced to death for killing eight Tamil civilians, including four minors, by slitting their throats in Jaffna nearly 15 years ago, in a rare case of the military being held to account for its actions.via: http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-sri-lankan-soldier-gets-death-penalty-for-killing-8-tamil-civilians-in-jaffna-2098857