Tigers warn of threat to truce, Sri Lanka orders probe

COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has ordered an investigation into increased attacks on Tamil Tiger rebels who warned that the violence will have "far-reaching consequences" for a fragile truce.

The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said the attacks were aimed at provoking them and asked the Scandinavian-led truce monitors to investigate the attacks and make the findings public.