LTTE spokesmen could not immediately be reached for comment , but Sri Lankan fishermen denied that Indians were being coerced into carrying refugees across the Palk Strait .
<response> <organization>LTTE</organization> spokesmen could not immediately be reached for comment , but <misc>Sri Lankan</misc> fishermen denied that <misc>Indians</misc> were being coerced into carrying refugees across the <location>Palk Strait</location> . </response>