Sri Lanka's President's Investigation Unit to probe the attack on Tamil party meeting

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has focused his attention on the alleged attack on the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) political meeting held in Alaveddi of Jaffna on June 16, sources at Sri Lanka President's office said.

Sources say the President has directed the Presidential Investigation Unit to probe the incident.

An investigation team of the Presidential Investigation Unit is to leave for Jaffna to conduct an investigation soon, sources added.

The attack that created controversy and embarrassed the government took place whilst the President was on an official tour in Russia.

Meanwhile, the Jaffna Army Commander Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe said peace has been established in the North.