Thousands mourn Sri Lanka editor............

Thousands mourn Sri Lanka editor

SRI LANKA-Thousands of mourners have attended the funeral of a leading Sri Lankan newspaper editor and fierce government critic who was shot dead last week. Security was tight in Colombo as crowds paid their last respects to Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickramatunga. Reports say some 10,000 people attended a Christian service ahead of a burial ceremony at Colombo's main cemetery.


Lawyers protest Lasantha murder

Lawyers in Sri Lanka have protested the killing of Sunday Leader Editor, Lasantha Wickramatunga. Marching from Supreme Court complex to the headquarters of Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) in Colombo, they called for a thorough investigation into the murder. bbc-sandesaya