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16 January 2008

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A suspected LTTE bomb attack of a civilian bus traveling in the town of Buttala (150 miles south east of Colombo) kills 27 people and injures 67 others. Reports that most of the victims were shot by LTTE cadres.

Sources
Most Sri Lankan bus ambush victims were shot, Reuters 17 January 2008; Bloody End to Sri Lanka ceasefire, Reuters, 17 January 2008

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