Colombo: At least seven people were killed and nearly 100 wounded on Sunday in two LTTE bombings, including a suicide attack in the Sri Lankan capital, as the strife-torn nation reeling under escalated violence since the government dumped the tattered ceasefire prepared to mark its 60th Independence Day.
A woman suicide bomber blew herself up inside the Colombo Fort railway station in the heart of the city targeting innocent civilians at around 2 PM, military spokesperson Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said.
At least seven persons have been killed and over 90 injured in the attack. The wounded have been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, he said.
", A flash of light was followed by a shock wave and that's all I could recollect",, a witness said.
The bombings came a day the LTTE detonated a parcel bomb in a bus packed with Buddhist pilgrims killing 18 people and wounding 80 at Dambulla.
However, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has not claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The Army said on Sunday at least 35 people, including two army personnel, had been killed in fresh fighting in the north.
A woman suicide bomber blew herself up inside the Colombo Fort railway station in the heart of the city targeting innocent civilians at around 2 PM, military spokesperson Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said.
At least seven persons have been killed and over 90 injured in the attack. The wounded have been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, he said.
", A flash of light was followed by a shock wave and that's all I could recollect",, a witness said.
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The bombings came a day the LTTE detonated a parcel bomb in a bus packed with Buddhist pilgrims killing 18 people and wounding 80 at Dambulla.
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However, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has not claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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The Army said on Sunday at least 35 people, including two army personnel, had been killed in fresh fighting in the north.
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