Washington: Americans in Sri Lanka should be alert to the possibility of violence throughout the South Asian island state and should avoid areas of fighting between government forces and Tamil rebels, the US State Department said on Tuesday.
In a travel warning, the department said most of Sri Lanka still is largely uaffected by the violence, but in the north and east travellers face greater potential to encounter terror activity, including attacks on civilians.
"Although there is no specific indication that American citizens or insitutions are targets, there is a general risk of American citizens being victims of violence simply by being at the wrong place at the wrong time," the warning said.
It said politically motivated assassinations have occurred throughout Sri Lanka, including in the vicinity of Colombo, the capital.
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