Sri Lanka investigating monk's self-immolation

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government is investigating the death of a Buddhist monk who set himself on fire last week, saying journalists knew in advance of his plans and could have alerted authorities.

Bowatte Indraratana died over the weekend after setting himself on fire Friday near the famed Temple of Buddha’s Tooth Relic in the central town of Kandy. The 30-year-old was the first monk to self-immolate in Sri Lanka.