Sri Lanka has angrily rejected UN claims that footage which apparently shows extra-judicial killings by Sri Lankan troops is genuine.
The government described a UN inquiry into the video's authenticity as "highly subjective and biased". It says the footage was "fabricated".
UN human rights investigator Philip Alston earlier said three independent experts confirmed it was authentic.
The video shows a man dressed as a soldier shooting a man in the head.
The footage was allegedly filmed in January during the final stages of Sri Lanka's bloody war with Tamil Tiger rebels.
After a man in army uniform shoots a naked, bound and blindfolded man in the back of the head, the video shows the bodies of eight others in a field nearby.
Mr Alston has called for a war crimes investigation
Not surprising that these allegations have surfaced, it has been well known for some time that Sri Lankan soldiers have been using tactics such as this and the commanders all have blood on their hands.
Let us hope that action against these vile people is swift
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