50 die in attack on Sri Lanka war zone hospital

In Colombo, Sri Lanka's war zone artillery shells tore through a hospital, living at least 50 wounded civilian dead. Health workers were so overwhelmed by the crush of the wounded, the little they could do was give gauze and bandages to the roughly 1,000 patients waiting for treatment. This incident happened when the government marched to destroy the reeling Tamil Tiger rebels to end their quarter-decade quest for a seperate homeland. The wave of artillery bombardments across the war zone was the cause of the terrible incident.Armnesty International urged Obama to push for a truce and appealed to the U.N. Security Council to establish a commission of inquiry into violations of international law.