Fear stalks Sri Lanka’s north after newspaper attack
People stayed off the streets in Sri Lanka’s north on Wednesday after gunmen killed two in an attack on a Tamil newspaper, prompting calls by journalists for greater protection. Unidentified attackers stormed the office of Tamil daily “Uthayan,” or “Dawn,” in the northern town of Jaffna late on Tuesday, witnesses said, searching for a senior journalist, smashing computers and equipment and killing two staff. Full Story