COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: A bomb exploded aboard a bus in western Sri Lanka on Friday, causing injuries to an unknown number of people, police said.
Vehicle explosion at Alwis Town - Wattala
2nd Lead
A vehicle explosion took place at Alwis Place in Wattala at 8:30 a.m. today, Friday the 29th of December 2006.
The vehicle was destroyed completely due to the explosion and the driver of the Van who suffered injuries was admitted to the teaching hospital in Ragama immediately.
It is reveled that the van was destroyed due to the explosion of the pressure mine, which had been fixed inside the van.
It is further reveled that the cause for the explosion is a personnel conflict between two groups of people in the area.
Wattala Police is conducting further investigations on this incident.
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