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Sri Lanka leader hails 'victory'

Sri Lankan leader Mahinda Rajapaksa has declared the country "liberated" from Tamil Tiger rebels after a 26-year war.

But both sides are now facing allegations that war crimes were committed in the last stages of the conflict.

Damian Grammaticas reports.

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