Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="teron" data-source="post: 549813" data-attributes="member: 31121">Casualties in Sri Lanka bombing    A bomb blast near the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, has left at least five people dead, reports say. The blast targeted a truck carrying police commandos near the suburb of Ratmalana, military spokesman Lt Col Upali Rajapakse said. He blamed the separatist Tamil Tigers for the attack. More than 20 people were taken to hospital. Despite an official ceasefire, Sri Lanka has been sliding back towards civil war. More than 4,000 people have been killed since late 2005. The commandos had been travelling from a training base at Katukurunda, the AFP news agency said. Last Thursday, an explosion also blamed on the Tamil Tigers in Colombo killed one soldier and injured six other people.  <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6698527.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6698527.stm</a></blockquote>

Top Bottom