Sri Lankan government says attack on newspaper orchestrated
The Sri Lankan government said Saturday that the attack on a Tamil newspaper office in northern Sri Lanka was orchestrated and carried out to tarnish the image of the government.
Sri Lanka journalist shooting condemned Updated: 20:43, Tuesday February 19, 2013 The 'appalling shooting' of a senior reporter working for a privately-owned newspaper in Sri Lanka underscores the threats faced by journalists in the country, say media rights groups.