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Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa waves to his supporters ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa waves to his supporters at the election high commission in Colombo January 27, 2010. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

VIDEO: Voters go to the polls in Sri Lanka's presidential election, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - VIDEO: Voters go to the polls in Sri Lanka's presidential election, which pits incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse against his former army chief Sarath Fonseka in a tense contest hit by pre-dawn bomb blasts. Duration: 00:31 Photo:/AFP

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse acknowledges cheers from ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse acknowledges cheers from his supporters in Colombo. Rajapakse won a bruising re-election battle that left his main rival in apparent fear of assassination as heavily armed troops surrounded his Colombo hotel. Photo:Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP

A map locating the area where soldiers have surrounded the hotel ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - A map locating the area where soldiers have surrounded the hotel occupied by presidential vote challenger Sarath Fonseka. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse won a bruising re-election battle that left his main rival in apparent fear of assassination as heavily armed troops surrounded his Colombo hotel. Photo:/AFP

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures during a meeting ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures during a meeting with the international media in Colombo January 27, 2010. Rajapaksa won re-election on Wednesday in an historic post-war vote but his chief rival, General Sarath Fonseka, called for the results to be nullified after soldiers surrounded him in a luxury hotel. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa points during a meeting ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa points during a meeting with the international media in Colombo January 27, 2010. Rajapaksa won re-election on Wednesday in an historic post-war vote but his chief rival, General Sarath Fonseka, called for the results to be nullified after soldiers surrounded him in a luxury hotel. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Presidential candidate retired General Sarath Fonseka speaks ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Presidential candidate retired General Sarath Fonseka speaks to media from his hotel in Colombo, January 27, 2010. Sri Lankan's incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa won re-election on Wednesday in an historic post-war vote but his chief rival, General Sarath Fonseka called for the results to be nullified after soldiers surrounded him in a luxury hotel. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures during a meeting ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures during a meeting with the international media in Colombo January 27, 2010. Rajapaksa won re-election on Wednesday in an historic post-war vote but his chief rival called for the results to be nullified after soldiers surrounded him in a luxury hotel. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Factfile on Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - Factfile on Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse looked set for victory Wednesday in a bitterly fought election, as troops surrounded the hotel housing his main rival, who appealed for foreign protection. Photo:/AFP

Sri Lankan soldiers stand outside the Cinnamon Lakeside hotel ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - Sri Lankan soldiers stand outside the Cinnamon Lakeside hotel Colombo, where presidential candidate, former army chief Sarath Fonseka, is staying with several other opposition leaders. Fonseka on Wednesday sought protection of a 'neighbouring country' to guarantee his safety, his spokesman Mano Ganeshan said. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

Supporters of incumbent president Mahinda Rajapakse shout slogans ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - Supporters of incumbent president Mahinda Rajapakse shout slogans as they drive past Sri Lankan soldiers outside the Cinnamon Lakeside hotel Colombo on January 27. Incumbent Rajapakse took a strong lead in counting from Sri Lanka's bitterly fought presidential election, officials said, as armed troops surrounded the hotel of his main rival. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures to party members ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures to party members at the election high commission in Colombo January 27, 2010. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won re-election on Wednesday in an historic post-war vote but his chief rival, General Sarath Fonseka called for the results to be nullified after soldiers surrounded him in a luxury hotel. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte(SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa receives blesses from ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa receives blesses from a Buddhist monk at the election high commission in Colombo January 27, 2010. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won re-election on Wednesday in an historic post-war vote but his chief rival, General Sarath Fonseka called for the results to be nullified after soldiers surrounded him in a luxury hotel. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS RELIGION)

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa waves to his supporters ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa waves to his supporters at the election high commission in Colombo January 27, 2010. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won re-election on Wednesday in an historic post-war vote but his chief rival, General Sarath Fonseka called for the results to be nullified after soldiers surrounded him in a luxury hotel. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa greets supporters after ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:54:00 GMT

Supporters of Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse shout slogans ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - Supporters of Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse shout slogans in Colombo. Rajapakse won a bruising re-election battle Wednesday that left his main rival in apparent fear of assassination as heavily armed troops surrounded his Colombo hotel. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures after casting ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:25:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures after casting his vote at a polling booth. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rafiq Maqbool

A man counts copies of a Sri Lankan local newspaper, featuring ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man counts copies of a Sri Lankan local newspaper, featuring a picture of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at paper stall, in Colombo, January 27, 2010. Rajapaksa has won a second term in office, state-run Rupavahini television reported on Wednesday. Official final results were not due for another three hours, but polling showed the incumbent with a powerful lead over his chief opponent, former army commander General Sarath Fonseka. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: MEDIA ELECTIONS POLITICS)

ri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse was set for re-election ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - ri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse was set for re-election Wednesday after counting showed he had secured more than 50 percent of total votes cast in a bitterly fought election. Photo:/AFP

Army soldiers stand guard in front of the hotel where Sri Lanka's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Army soldiers stand guard in front of the hotel where Sri Lanka's top opposition candidate General Sarath Fonseka is staying in Colombo January 27, 2010. Fonseka said troops had surrounded his hotel on Wednesday, after polling in Sri Lanka's first post-war presidential election ended with the revelation that he was not a registered voter. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds

Army soldiers stand guard in front of the hotel where Sri Lanka's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:27:00 GMT

Ethnic Sri Lankan war displaced Tamils stand in line to cast ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - Ethnic Sri Lankan war displaced Tamils stand in line to cast their vote at the Aruvitthoddam Sivanantha school in the Menik Farm area of Vavuniya district. The island nation's presidential vote Tuesday was the first since Mahinda Rajapakse and Sarath Fonseka engineered the final defeat of Tamil Tiger separatists last year after three decades of civil war Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

Supporters of former Sri Lankan army commander and presidential ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - Supporters of former Sri Lankan army commander and presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka prepare firecrackers in anticipation of his victory as ballot boxes are counted in Colombo on January 26. President Mahinda Rajapakse has taken the lead in Sri Lanka's tense election, officials said Wednesday, but the opposition said it was on course for power despite a row over its candidate's eligibility. Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

A Sri Lankan policeman stands guard on a street in Colombo on ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Sri Lankan policeman stands guard on a street in Colombo on January 26. President Mahinda Rajapakse has taken the lead in Sri Lanka's tense election, officials said Wednesday, but the opposition said it was on course for power despite a row over its candidate's eligibility. Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

A Sri Lankan election official carries a ballot box to be transferred ...

(AFP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Sri Lankan election official carries a ballot box to be transferred to a counting centre in Colombo. The United States on Tuesday commended Sri Lanka on the high turnout in its first post-war presidential election amid a brewing dispute over the opposition candidate's legitimacy. Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

A police officer guards a gate where ethic Tamils will vote ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A police officer guards a gate where ethic Tamils will vote at a polling station in Manik Farm camp for the internally displaced in Vavuniya, January 26, 2010. Sri Lankans began voting on Tuesday in the country's first national election since the end of a 25-year conflict in May, with two former allies who lay claim to the victory vying to rebuild a nation finally without war. President Mahinda Rajapaksa and General Sarath Fonseka are the surprising rivals in a contest in which the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May has figured heavily in campaigning, with both claiming credit. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Ethnic Sri Lankan war displaced Tamils search for their names ...

(AFP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - Ethnic Sri Lankan war displaced Tamils search for their names in electoral lists at the post office in Vavuniya. Sri Lanka's government said it would contest the legitimacy of the main opposition candidate in Tuesday's presidential vote, setting up a clash that threatens new instability on the war-torn island. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

Ethnic Tamils prepare to vote at a polling station in Vavuniya ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Ethnic Tamils prepare to vote at a polling station in Vavuniya January 26, 2010. Sri Lankans began voting on Tuesday in the country's first national election since the end of a 25-year conflict in May, with two former allies who lay claim to the victory vying to rebuild a nation finally without war. President Mahinda Rajapaksa and General Sarath Fonseka are the surprising rivals in a contest in which the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May has figured heavily in campaigning, with both claiming credit. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Ethnic Tamils line up at a polling station to vote in Vavuniya ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Ethnic Tamils line up at a polling station to vote in Vavuniya January 26, 2010. Sri Lankans began voting on Tuesday in the country's first national election since the end of a 25-year conflict in May, with two former allies who lay claim to the victory vying to rebuild a nation finally without war. President Mahinda Rajapaksa and General Sarath Fonseka are the surprising rivals in a contest in which the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May has figured heavily in campaigning, with both claiming credit. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

A polling officer stands next to sealed ballot boxes at a polling ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A polling officer stands next to sealed ballot boxes at a polling station at Manik Farm camp for the internally displaced in Vavuniya, January 26, 2010. Sri Lankans began voting on Tuesday in the country's first national election since the end of a 25-year conflict in May, with two former allies who lay claim to the victory vying to rebuild a nation finally without war. President Mahinda Rajapaksa and General Sarath Fonseka are the surprising rivals in a contest in which the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May has figured heavily in campaigning, with both claiming credit. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

A polling officer carries sealed ballot box to a counting centre, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A polling officer carries sealed ballot box to a counting centre, as a policeman looks on in Colombo, January 26, 2010. Sri Lankan's began voting on Tuesday in the country's first national election since the end of a 25-year conflict in May, with two former allies who lay claim to the victory vying to rebuild a nation finally without war. President Mahinda Rajapaksa and General Sarath Fonseka are the surprising rivals in a contest in which the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May has figured heavily in campaigning, with both claiming credit. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

A polling officer carries a sealed ballot box past police to ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A polling officer carries a sealed ballot box past police to a counting centre in Colombo, January 26, 2010. Sri Lankan's began voting on Tuesday in the country's first national election since the end of a 25-year conflict in May, with two former allies who lay claim to the victory vying to rebuild a nation finally without war. President Mahinda Rajapaksa and General Sarath Fonseka are the surprising rivals in a contest in which the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May has figured heavily in campaigning, with both claiming credit. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Displaced Tamils walk back to their camp after casting their ...

(AFP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:13:00 GMT

(AFP) - Displaced Tamils walk back to their camp after casting their vote in the Menik Farm area. Sri Lankans voted under tight security in their first post-war presidential election, amid claims of violence and voter intimidation after a bitter and highly personal campaign. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

Supporters of Sri Lankan presidential candidate retired General ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Supporters of Sri Lankan presidential candidate retired General Sarath Fonseka dance in the streets at the closing of polls in Colombo January 26, 2010. Two former allies President Mahinda Rajapaksa and General Fonseka who led Sri Lanka to victory in a 25-year civil war duelled at the ballot box on Tuesday after a bitter, personal campaign for the country's first peacetime presidential vote in nearly three decades. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil woman shows her identity cards before ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:27:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil woman shows her identity cards before casting her vote for the presidential elections at an Internally Displaced Persons camp in Vavuniya, about 230 kilometers north of Colombo. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Chamila Karunaratne)

Displaced Tamils walk back to an Internally Displaced (IDP) ...

(AFP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:24:00 GMT

(AFP) - Displaced Tamils walk back to an Internally Displaced (IDP) camp after casting their vote in the Menik Farm area. Sri Lankans have voted under tight security in their first post-war presidential poll, which opened with a series of pre-dawn bomb attacks after a tense and bitter campaign. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

Sri Lanka's main opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe at a ...

(AFP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:24:00 GMT

(AFP) - Sri Lanka's main opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe at a press conference in Colombo. Sri Lankans have voted under tight security in their first post-war presidential poll, which opened with a series of pre-dawn bomb attacks after a tense and bitter campaign. Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

Fact file on the Sri Lankan presidential election. Sri Lankans ...

(AFP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - Fact file on the Sri Lankan presidential election. Sri Lankans voted under tight security in their first post-war presidential poll Tuesday, which opened with a series of pre-dawn bomb attacks after a tense and bitter campaign. Photo:/AFP

A Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil shows his inked finger after voting ...

(AFP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil shows his inked finger after voting at a polling station in Vavuniya, some 290 kms north of capital Colombo. Sri Lankans voted under tight security in their first post-war presidential poll Tuesday, which opened with a series of pre-dawn bomb attacks after a tense and bitter campaign. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa smiles at supporters ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa smiles at supporters after voting in the presidential elections in Medamulana, about 220 km (137 miles) southeast of central Colombo, January 26, 2010. Sri Lankans began voting on Tuesday in the country's first national election since the end of a 25-year conflict in May, with two former allies who lay claim to the victory vying to rebuild a nation finally without war. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa speaks to reporters ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa speaks to reporters after voting in the presidential elections in Medamulana, about 220 km (137 miles) southeast of central Colombo, January 26, 2010. Sri Lankans began voting on Tuesday in the country's first national election since the end of a 25-year conflict in May, with two former allies who lay claim to the victory vying to rebuild a nation finally without war. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa prepares to vote in ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa prepares to vote in the presidential elections in Medamulana, about 220 km (137 miles) southeast of central Colombo, January 26, 2010. Sri Lankans began voting on Tuesday in the country's first national election since the end of a 25-year conflict in May, with two former allies who lay claim to the victory vying to rebuild a nation finally without war. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa shows a victory sign ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa shows a victory sign after voting in the presidential elections in Medamulana, about 220 km (137 miles) southeast of central Colombo, January 26, 2010. Sri Lankans began voting on Tuesday in the country's first national election since the end of a 25-year conflict in May, with two former allies who lay claim to the victory vying to rebuild a nation finally without war. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa greets supporters after ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa greets supporters after he submitted his ballot at a polling-booth during the presidential election in Medamulana, about 220 km (137 miles) south-east of central Colombo January 26, 2010. Sri Lankans began voting on Tuesday in the country's first national election since the end of a 25-year conflict in May, with two former allies who lay claim to the victory vying to rebuild a nation finally without war. President Mahinda Rajapaksa and General Sarath Fonseka are the surprising rivals in a contest in which the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May has figured heavily in campaigning, with both claiming credit. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse shows a victory sign ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse shows a victory sign after voting in the presidential elections in Medamulana, about 220 km (137 miles) southeast of central Colombo, January 26, 2010. Sri Lankans began voting on Tuesday in the country's first national election since the end of a 25-year conflict in May, with two former allies who lay claim to the victory vying to rebuild a nation finally without war. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)

Fact file on the Sri Lankan presidential election, which began ...

(AFP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - Fact file on the Sri Lankan presidential election, which began on Tuesday. Photo:/AFP

A Sri Lankan policeman stands guard at a polling station in ...

(AFP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Sri Lankan policeman stands guard at a polling station in Vavuniya, north of Colombo. Voting began in war-scarred Sri Lanka's presidential election, which pits incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse against his former army chief in a tense contest hit by pre-dawn bomb blasts. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

A Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil shows his inked finger after voting ...

(AFP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil shows his inked finger after voting at a polling station in Vavuniya, north of capital Colombo, on January 26. In Jaffna, residents reported hearing four explosions before dawn Tuesday, but the monitors could only immediately account for two of them. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

Sri Lankan cyclists pass an election poster in Vavuniya, a northern ...

(AFP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - Sri Lankan cyclists pass an election poster in Vavuniya, a northern Tamil area, where voters made their way to polling booths after they opened at 7:00 am local time (0130 GMT), though turnout was low and an international monitor at the scene said the blasts might be a factor. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP