Explosion in Pettah

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    A bomb had been exploded in the Olcott Mawatha, Pettah in Colombo around 12.15 p.m today, 30 August.
    The Director of the National hospital Colombo, Dr Hector Weerasinha said that 45 people suffered injuries were admitted to the hospital. Few of the victims who suffered severe injuries were already taken for immediate surgeries. Three females and two children were among the victims suffered injuries, hospital sources added.
     

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    A bomb had been exploded in the Olcot Mawatha, Pettah in Colombo around 12.15 p.m today, 30 August.

    The Director of the the National hospital Colombo, Dr Hector Weerasinha said that 43 people suffered injuries were admitted to the hospital. Few of the victims who suffered severe injuries were already taken for immediate surgeries.
     

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    DJ.ROCKSTAR said:
    A bomb had been exploded in the Olcot Mawatha, Pettah in Colombo around 12.15 p.m today, 30 August.

    The Director of the the National hospital Colombo, Dr Hector Weerasinha said that 43 people suffered injuries were admitted to the hospital. Few of the victims who suffered severe injuries were already taken for immediate surgeries.
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    Bomb was clsoe to a shop on Bodhiraja Mw, Pettah
    2008-08-30 12:46:34

    (UPDATE 2) - The bomb which went off in Pettah injuring at least 38 persons was believed to planted close to an Apple stall on Bodhiraja Mawatha, Police said.

    The explosion went off at 12.15 p.m. and the area was crowded at the time of the blast

    The condition of three persons are reported to be serious.
     

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    Roads adjoining Olcott Mawatha closed temporarily
    Some roads adjoining Olcott Mawatha in Pettah have been closed following the explosion. Police said that investigations are going on into the incident.
    Updated @ 30/08/2008 01:21 PM

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    Parcel bomb caused explosion: Brig Nanayakkara
    2008-08-30 13:23:02

    (UPDATE 3) - The explosion in Pettah in which 45 have so far injured has been caused by a parcel bomb, Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said.

    He said that the parcel had been placed under a watch salesoutlet on the pavement.

    He blamed the LTTE for the explosion and said further investigations were underway.

    Director Accident Service Dr. Anil Jaasinghe said of the 45 injured two were children and four women.

    At least three of the injured were due to be taken for a surgery.
     

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    Bomb blast in Sri Lanka capital wounds 43
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    COLOMBO (AFP) - A powerful bomb ripped through a busy commercial area of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Saturday, wounding at least 43 people, security and hospital sources said.
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    A package left near a fruit vendor exploded in Pettah, the main commercial hub of the capital, police said, adding that the blast was also a short distance away from the main bus station.

    "We have sent 43 people to hospital," a military official at the scene told reporters.

    A spokesman for the Colombo national hospital said three of the victims were in a serious condition.

    Police cordoned off the bustling area following the bombing, which came as government forces kept up a major offensive against separatist Tamil Tiger guerrillas in the north of the island.

    There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Saturday's attack, but police and military officials said they suspected the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) guerrillas.

    The Tigers have also been blamed for a string of bomb attacks against public transport in recent months as the military intensified pressure on the rebels' mini-state in the island's north.

    Tens of thousands of people have died on both sides since the LTTE launched a separatist campaign in 1972 for a homeland for minority Tamils.
     

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