Two killed in Lankan post-poll violence

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COLOMBO: Sri Lankan soldiers checking a motorist outside the Cinnamon Lakeside hotel here Wednesday. — AFP Photo

COLOMBO, Jan 27 (AFP): A Buddhist monk and another man were killed in a grenade attack on a temple in Sri Lanka's central town of Gampola Wednesday as presidential election results were being released, the police said.
Police spokesman IM Karunaratne said four others were wounded and a curfew had been declared in the area.
Karunaratne said the motive was under investigation but local officials said they suspected the attack was politically motivated.
At least four people were killed and hundreds wounded in the run-up to Tuesday's election, which pitted incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse against his former army chief Sarath Fonseka.
Both sides have appealed for calm as the results put Rajapakse as the clear winner.