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Norway peace bid dims as Sri Lanka braces for bloodshed

Norway's attempt to broker peace in Sri Lanka appears to have suffered a major blow as Tamil Tiger rebels call off a unilateral truce.

The separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam say they will end a one-sided ceasefire from midnight tonight after having observed it for four months in a bid to push the Norwegian peace bid.

The rebel announcement has prompted Sri Lankan authorities to place police and security forces on high alert amid fears of an escalation in fighting in the island's embattled north, and the capital, Colombo.

The LTTE says that government forces had taken advantage of their one-sided truce and killed more than 160 rebels and wounded over 400 during the truce period.

24/04/01 22:01:47 | ABC Radio Australia News

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