Security increased for LTTE commemoration

On 7 July 2008 the Sri Lankan government increased security in Colombo and issued warnings of possible Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacks as the LTTE celebrated the 21st anniversary of its first suicide attack. The LTTE commemorated the approximately 350 members who have staged suicide attacks as part of the LTTE struggle against Sri Lankan authorities. The Sri Lankan government stated, however, that the warning is only a precaution and that it has not received intelligence that the LTTE is planning bombings in southern Sri Lanka, including Colombo.