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Bombing threatens Sri Lanka peace
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has updated its advice for the island state of Sri Lanka after a suicide bomber reportedly blew herself up in the capital city Colombo.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the woman detonated explosives strapped to her body at a police station in the city, killing four police officers and injuring 11 more.
The incident is being described as a threat to a two-year old peace deal between the Sri Lankan government and the rebel Tamil Tigers group, who have already been blamed for the bombing.
Previous to the 2002 peace deal, some 64,000 people had been killed in a 20-year war between the to sides.
The FCO website, at www.fco.gov.uk/travel, states: “Since the signing of a formal ceasefire agreement between the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in February 2002, the chances of being caught up in an indigenous terrorist attack in Sri Lanka have fallen substantially.
“However, if there were to be a return to hostilities in the north and east, government buildings and security authorities in the rest of the country (particularly in Colombo) could be targeted and there would be a danger that foreigners might be inadvertently caught up. There is a risk from terrorism in Sri Lanka, but the vast majority of visits to Sri Lanka are trouble-free.’
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad
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