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| Lanka raises security for PM |
| 2005-08-24 |
| Top Sri Lankan politicians, including the prime minister, have had their security stepped up and public appearances curtailed after the assassination of the foreign minister, officials said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse skipped a press conference in the capital Colombo Tuesday and stayed away from a series of public meetings in central province over the weekend because of a security threat, an official in his office said. "Where an advance party is unable to clear the area and declare it sterile, the prime minister will not go," the official said. The new measures were taken following the August 12 assassination of foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels. The guerrillas have denied any involvement in the killing. Both sides have, however, agreed to review their truce following the high-profile killing which raised doubts over the stability of the Norwegian-brokered ceasefire that has been in place since February 23, 2002. |
| Posted by:Fred |