Attack on Lanka mosque kills 4

The attack came a day after Sri Lanka held its presidential election, which was boycotted by the Tamil Tiger rebels.

"Two grenades were thrown at the mosque that killed four people and wounded 10 others," said Nimal Lewke, deputy inspector general of police.

There were no other immediate details of the attack in the city of Akkaraipattu, 140 miles east of the capital, Colombo.