BEIRUT (AP) -- A rural patch of north Syria has been shaken by a series of tit-for-tat, sectarian kidnappings, anti-regime activists said Saturday, highlighting how much the country's civil war has enflamed tensions between different religious groups. Gunmen shoot Sri Lanka investigative journalist
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen shot and seriously wounded a Sri Lankan investigative journalist, colleagues and officials said on Saturday, prompting condemnation from the United Nations’ top human rights official. Three unidentified gunmen entered a guest house where Faraz Shaukatally, who works at the Sunday Leader, was staying, broke into his room and opened fire, police said. The journalist was on the telephone discussing a story to appear in this week’s edition when he was shot, Sunday Leader Editor Sakunthala Perera said. …
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