UK police hold three in Tamil Tigers investigation

LONDON - British police arrested three men on Tuesday as part of an anti-terrorism investigation into the Sri Lankan rebel group the Tamil Tigers.
Police said two men, aged 39 and 46, were arrested at separate addresses in Wales and another, aged 33, was detained in London.
The men were arrested "on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism", Scotland Yard said in a statement. The men were being taken to a London police station for questioning.
"The arrests are part of a long-term investigation into the alleged funding and procurement activity in support of terrorism overseas," it said. The statement, which did not give the men's nationalities, added that searches were being carried out at several addresses in Wales and London.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is a rebel group fighting for an independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka.
Fighting between Sri Lankan government forces and the LTTE has intensified since the Colombo government pulled out of a six-year-old ceasefire pact in January.