Australia upgrades travel warning for Sri Lanka

Following the deadly bomb blast in Dambulla yesterday, Australia has upgraded its travel warning for some parts of Sri Lanka, advising tourists to avoid the region known as the Cultural Triangle.

It also asked its nationals to reconsider their travel plans to all other parts of Sri Lanka. Australia said tensions between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE rebels are high, and there has been a significant escalation in the number of violent attacks across the country.

Eighteen people were killed in the region yesterday when a bomb exploded on a civilian bus at Dambulla.

Source: Colombopost