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Britain picks Lankan brains in fight against terrorism
From Neville de Silva in London
British security officers have sought advice from Sri Lanka on how to meet the threat from suicide bombers, the Guardian newspaper reported. British officers have visited Sri Lanka and Israel to learn from the experiences of two countries that have been in the front line of suicide bomb attacks by extremists.

This news comes as Britain braces herself against terrorist attacks by extremists for its prominent role in the war against international terrorism following the September 11 attacks on the New York twin towers and Pentagon in Washington. Last week the United Nations warned Britain and other allies of the US that they were prime targets for terrorist attacks as the countdown to the first anniversary of September 11 terrorism, reaches its climax. Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch believes an attack either in Britain or in Europe "is inevitable" and that the likely method is a suicide bombing.

Security has been tightened round Prime Minister Tony Blair - a publicly avowed supporter of President George W. Bush and his anti-terrorism battle that includes ousting Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

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