The government of Sri Lanka is drawing international condemnation for declaring that children can be legitimate targets in its fight against Tamil Tiger rebels. The declaration followed a military strike Monday that the Tigers say killed at least sixty-one children and wounded dozens more. UNICEF has condemned the bombing and says it believes the victims were schoolchildren attending a first aid course. The military says the children were conscripted child soldiers. A Sri Lankan government spokesperson said: “If the children are terrorists, what can we do?”