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COLOMBO - England's tour of Sri Lanka will proceed as planned despite a twin-bomb attack in the southern suburbs of Colombo on Wednesday, team officials said.
Seventeen people were killed and 22 were wounded in the two attacks, both of which have been blamed on the Tamil Tigers.
"We have discussed our position with the British High Commission in Colombo and their travel advice to us remains unchanged," England media manager Andrew Walpole said from the team hotel in Kandy.
"We will never be complacent about the situation, but security matters remain unchanged and we'll be following guidance from the High Commission on such matters," he added.
Sri Lanka Cricket chief executive Duleep Mendis also believed the tour would be unaffected.
"The Ministry Security Division provided for both teams will remain unchanged and the tour will go on as scheduled," Mendis said.
The first test starts in Kandy on Saturday, a town in the central highlands, but the second test is scheduled for Colombo from December 9.
- REUTERS
