Sri Lanka probes Muslim store fire as tensions rise

COLOMBO, June 21 (AFP):- Sri Lankan police were investigating a fire which Saturday destroyed a Muslim-owned clothing store in a district where religious tensions have been heightened after anti-Muslim riots killed four people and wounded 80.

Authorities have not ruled out arson at the upmarket No-Limit store in Panadura, 25 kilometres (16 miles) south of Colombo, police spokesman Ajith Rohana said.

"We are looking at the possibility of arson as well as an accidental fire," Rohana told AFP. "The fire started in the upper floor and we are still investigating."