Colombo - The editor of an anti-government newspaper was shot and seriously injured in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo Thursday morning, police said.

The editor of the Sunday Leader newspaper, Lasantha Wickrematunga, was shot near his office by an unidentified gunman in Attitiya,
12 kilometres south of the city centre.

The newspaper has recently been critical of the government.

There was no immediate indication as to who was responsible for the shooting. (dpa)