<p>Elections in Sri Lanka have been marred in the past by violence but Tuesday’s shooting in Tangalle in Rajapaksa’s Hambantota district was the first in the run-up to the presidential vote. Gunmen on a passing motorcycle fired on the bus killing a woman and wounding eight others, police said quoting local media reports.<br /><br />Fonseka, a former general, quit the army and entered politics last month over differences with President Mahinda Rajapaksa who accused him of trying to seize power after crushing separatist LTTE last year.<br /><br />Already, there have been a record 251 violent incidents related to the January 26 election.<br /></p>
<p>Elections in Sri Lanka have been marred in the past by violence but Tuesday’s shooting in Tangalle in Rajapaksa’s Hambantota district was the first in the run-up to the presidential vote. Gunmen on a passing motorcycle fired on the bus killing a woman and wounding eight others, police said quoting local media reports.<br /><br />Fonseka, a former general, quit the army and entered politics last month over differences with President Mahinda Rajapaksa who accused him of trying to seize power after crushing separatist LTTE last year.<br /><br />Already, there have been a record 251 violent incidents related to the January 26 election.<br /></p>