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Bomb blast in Sri Lanka capital wounds nearly 50
Saturday, 30 August 2008 - 9:24 PM SL Time
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Suspected Tamil Tiger guerrillas detonated a bomb in Colombo`s commercial hub on Saturday wounding nearly 50 people, officials said, as government forces kept up a major drive against the rebels.
The bomb was concealed under a red satin-covered roadside stall displaying fake designer watches in the busy Pettah area of the capital, a short distance from the main bus station and the railway terminal.
`We received 48 people injured in the blast,` said Anil Jasinghe, a director of the Colombo National Hospital.
`There are seven women and two children among the wounded,` Jasinghe said, describing most of the injuries as `light to moderate.` Most were leg wounds.
`There were fewer people today because of the rains from the morning,` a shopkeeper said. `We heard the sound of a blast, but we thought it was a firecracker. It didn`t sound like a huge bomb.`
The explosion was minor compared to a bomb explosion also blamed on the rebels that occured in April 1987 in the same area, killing 111 people and wounding over 750 wounded.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack but President Mahinda Rajapakse`s office said the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) guerrillas were believed to have carried out the bombing.
`Several recent plots by the LTTE to carry out bomb attacks targeting government installations, public transport and civilians have been foiled following information of such terrorist plots being revealed by LTTE cadres who were arrested by the police,` the president`s office said in a statement.
The defence ministry said security was further stepped up in the area following the blast.
Police cordoned off the bustling Pettah commercial area after the attack, which came as government forces continued to pound Tamil Tiger targets in the north of the island.
The Tigers have also been blamed for a string of bomb attacks against public transport and other blasts in recent months as the military intensified pressure on the rebels` defacto mini-state in the north.
The attack came as the defence ministry said another 18 guerrillas and a government soldier were killed in fresh fighting on Friday.
The latest fighting brought the number of rebels killed by troops since January to 6,185, according to government figures. The government says 582 of its soldiers have died in the same period.
Saturday`s attack came a day after the rebels accused government forces of setting off a roadside bomb and killing two civilians inside guerrilla-held territory.
A man and a child died when their motorcycle was caught up in the bomb attack at Nedunkerni in the vast Wanni region on Thursday evening, the LTTE said in a statement.
The military routinely denies it carries out attacks against civilians inside Tamil Tiger-controlled areas.
It is impossible to verify independently casualty figures as the government bars access to the front-lines by journalists and rights groups.
UN aid agencies say nearly 135,000 people have been driven from their homes due to fierce fighting in the past two months.
Sri Lankan troops have been pushing deeper into rebel-held territory as they try to dismantle the LTTE`s northern stronghold. They ejected the guerrillas from the east of the island in July 2007.
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 in the island`s north and east.
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tigeress19
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 30 Aug 2008 14:27:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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Bomb blast in Sri Lanka capital wounds nearly 50
work of the sinhala pariah state!
soon we will have more bomb blasts in tamil areas in the south and in sinhala areas in the east to put the blame on ltte...some will go off in pure sinhala areas too...
watch the space....
Edited By - tigeress19 - 30 Aug 2008 14:31:50 GMT |
jacktheliger
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 30 Aug 2008 14:32:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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work of the sinhala pariah state!
Yeah, and Santa Claus is real and the tooth fairy is his bitc*. |
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 30 Aug 2008 14:36:24 GMT Report for Abuse
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Way to go Tigers!! Your credibility as a legitimate political/military organization soars. I am sure the IC will be even more inclined to accept you, and your heroics, now.
If you think that your act will slow down the GOSL then I don't think you are very smart. If you don't think so, you are even dumber because your actions will not attract any sympathy for you in the IC which appears to be one of your priority objectives.
Keep shooting yourself in the foot, buddy! It won't be long now. |
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 30 Aug 2008 14:36:46 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Congratulations tigeress and the rest of the LTTE supporters. |
Revy
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30 Aug 2008 14:36:54 GMT Report for Abuse
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Did you think 84% warmongers would get away with acts like these:
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=26783
As I always say there are consequences for killing our children, reap what you sow. |
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30 Aug 2008 14:38:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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Bomb blast in Sri Lanka capital wounds nearly 50
You guys can see how diaspora is activated by this.
See tiggy stated without even washing her face.
too bad. |
tigeress19
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30 Aug 2008 14:41:27 GMT Report for Abuse
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Congratulations tigeress and the rest of the LTTE supporters.
only a pariah (parayan) state like your sinhala state will opt to have a corrupted justice system...
so say anything through your teeth! |
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 30 Aug 2008 14:42:48 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sinhaliztan will see peace only after the two nations Sinhaliztan and Tamil Eelam sign a peace treaty honoring to respect each others borders!
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30 Aug 2008 14:44:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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edited
Edited By - EEELamaya - 30 Aug 2008 14:47:22 GMT |
jacktheliger
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30 Aug 2008 14:43:57 GMT Report for Abuse
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http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=26783
That's equally sad as this incident. |
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