BBC NEWS | South Asia | Court halts expulsion of Tamils

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Court halts expulsion of Tamils: "Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ordered the authorities to immediately halt any further evictions of minority Tamils from the capital, Colombo.

Hundreds of Tamils were expelled from the city on Thursday by the government.

They have arrived in a town close to the front line that divides government and Tamil Tiger rebel-held territory.

A defence ministry spokesman said nearly 400 Tamils were expelled because they were part of a plot by rebels to set off bombs in Colombo.

The police have offered no evidence against any of the evicted Tamils.

Later on Friday, President Mahinda Rajapakse ordered the country's top police officer to explain why the Tamils had been forced out of the capital.

Mr Rajapakse's office said he was prepared to take disciplinary action against any government official found to have exceeded their authority." Read complete post here.