Fresh killing raises tension in Lanka

Wijedasan Wijendran was gunned down as he returned from a Hindu temple in the town of Trincomalee, police said, adding that they suspected Tamil Tiger rebels may have been responsible.

Security was tightened in the already strictly-guarded town after the shooting. The navy had previously raised an alert in the region.

The Sunday Times newspaper reported that the navy issued the alert amid fears of fresh attacks and warned that rebels could hit installations like Colombo's port and Trincomalee's harbour.