Sri Lanka truce 'in jeopardy' as Tamils angered

European cease-fire monitors met with Sri Lankan authorities today, as Tamil Tiger rebels threatened to use their own “air capability” and warned the island’s fragile truce was in jeopardy.

Sri Lanka truce 'in jeopardy' as Tamils angered

European cease-fire monitors met with Sri Lankan authorities today, as Tamil Tiger rebels threatened to use their own “air capability” and warned the island’s fragile truce was in jeopardy.

The rebels were angered by the government’s refusal to provide air transport for guerrilla commanders after suspected Tigers killed a senior government military officer last week.

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