Sri Lanka on alert following surge in rebel attacks

Sri Lankan security forces went on red alert today, military officials said, securing a supply corridor into the restive east following a surge in attacks blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels that have endangered the country’s shaky cease-fire.

Suspected rebels shot and wounded a police officer today in the north-eastern town of Trincomalee in the latest of 10 bombing and shooting attacks since Tuesday, said military spokesman Brig. Daya Ratnayake.