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| Sri Lanka |
| 3 injured in explosion in Colombo |
| 2008-09-30 |
| (Xinhua) -- At least three civilians were injured in an explosion happened in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, the military said on Monday. Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said that a minor explosion occurred in a public car park in the Colombo fort at around 12:30 p.m. local time (0630 GMT). A small quantity of explosives placed in the rear of a stationary van had caused the explosion, the military spokesman said, adding that six vehicles were also partly damaged. He said that Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels was blamed on the attack. Hector Weerasinghe, the Director of the National Hospital, said that all three admitted after the explosion were having minor injuries. |
| Posted by:Fred |