Candidate's home attacked ahead of historic Sri Lanka poll

A Tamil opposition candidate says several of her aides were injured in an assault on her home, on the eve of a historic poll for Sri Lanka's north. Ananthi Sasitharan said armed men surrounded her home and attacked campaigners. She left and was unhurt. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24171429#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa