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Nine dead, scores wounded in Sri Lanka suicide blast
Friday, 16 May 2008 - 8:42 PM SL Time
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At least nine people were killed and 95 others wounded in a Tamil Tiger suicide bombing near the official residence of Sri Lanka`s president in the capital Colombo, officials said Friday.
Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said seven police officers and two other people -- plus the attacker -- died when a motorbike rammed into a bus ferrying police and exploded. The massive blast was heard across the city.
The car of Sri Lanka`s sports minister, Gamini Lokuge, was also caught up in the blast, police said. He escaped unhurt, but his driver was among the dead.
At least 62 civilians, 30 policemen and three soldiers were among those injured, said national hospital director Hector Weerasinghe.
`A motorbike carrying an LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) suicide bomber rammed into a bus carrying police personnel,` Nanayakkara said.
The attack occurred outside a Buddhist temple in the Fort area of Colombo`s commercial district, a high security zone surrounded by several rings of military and police check posts.
The area is home to the official residence of the island`s hawkish President Mahinda Rajapakse, the five-star Hilton and Galadari Hotels and the twin-tower World Trade Centre office complex -- a previous LTTE target.
`Our building shook and there was thick black smoke. We are still shaken up,` said office executive Dayan Gunasekera, who works across the road from the bombing site.
President Rajapakse said the attack only reinforced his decision in January to pull out of a Norwegian-brokered truce with the Tigers and step up a military offensive against the rebels` mini-state in the north of the island.
`Repeated savagery reiterates the need for concerted action by all those who cherish democracy, human rights and the values of civilised society, to eradicate the menace of terrorism,` he said.
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sansare
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 16 May 2008 13:54:48 GMT Report for Abuse
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The fate of injured people also so sad, as bombs make some of them disable for life time.
My deepest sympathies for those who killed. |
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 16 May 2008 13:57:32 GMT Report for Abuse
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The trend seems to be a bomb once about in two weeks. Lankaawey indan api parippu kanawa, politicco joly karanawa! Good that Lokuge was also able to get first hand experience.
Edited By - Magnum357 - 16 May 2008 13:58:21 GMT |
nmaya
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16 May 2008 14:01:35 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Yeh sansare. just saw a pic of a kid on lankadeepa website, got both his hands completely blown off. |
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 16 May 2008 14:03:15 GMT Report for Abuse
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LTTE is back to what they know best. Means one thing, LTTE has to be wiped out before any peace can be achieved. More people will support the GoSL after today.
All Tamil Civilians in Vanni should be prepared to face what their LTTE has invited to their doorstep.
What a shame. LTTE has no hope in hell.
Where is GOTA's intelligence network BTW ?
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16 May 2008 14:06:43 GMT Report for Abuse
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What a shame. LTTE has no hope in hell
and your army has ?
Where is GOTA's intelligence network BTW
Thats gone with 10% commision
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Thambi
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16 May 2008 14:08:49 GMT Report for Abuse
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Nine dead, scores wounded in Sri Lanka suicide blast
Does MR care ? look like he does not care the sinhalese too , too bad for sinhalaas . |
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16 May 2008 14:09:30 GMT Report for Abuse
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Thats gone with 10% commision
10%? not even close! you know they call him mr. 50%. |
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 16 May 2008 14:09:40 GMT Report for Abuse
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LTTE targets military targets unlike the SLDF.
In high security area even. What security?
Now the GoSL will go out and catch Tamils all over the city and blame them as usual.The ones who did it is dead but the innocent Tamils will be harressed and killed to say the least and the war goes on.
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chinthanaya
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 16 May 2008 14:10:00 GMT Report for Abuse
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| 2002 CFA brought peace. Several human lives saved. Who withdrew from CFA? |
EEELamaya
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 16 May 2008 14:10:46 GMT Report for Abuse
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| The way to stop the carnage is to get back to the ababdoned CFA immediately. GOSL must abide by the international agreement and end this war. |
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