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25 April 2008

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At least 25 civilians are killed and more than 40 injured when a suspected Tamil Tiger bomb is detonated on a commuter bus travelling from Piliyandala to Kahapola, on the outskirts of Colombo.

Quotations

“It’s definitely by the LTTE, with the recent losses and battlefield defeats they are desperate.” Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, military spokesman.

Sources
Sri Lanka bus bomb kills at least 25, Reuters, 25 April 2008.

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