Bomb blast in Colombo suburb kills SLA officer, 6 home guards
[TamilNet, Sunday, 28 December 2008, 10:17 GMT]
A Sri Lanka Army officer, six homeguards and a male whom the police alleged was a human bomb were killed in a bomb explosion at a military post at Wattala, a suburb of Colombo around 9:00 a.m. Sunday. More than 10 home guards and a few civilians sustained injuries in the explosion, Police said. The explosion has taken place in front of the Civil Defence Force (home guards office).
The wounded were rushed to Colombo hospital.
One of the killed was a civilian, according to medical sources.
Daily Mirror:
Wattala death toll rises
The death toll from the suicide attack at Wattala has risen to 8, whilst 17 are reported injured. Reports say the casualties include those who came to the Sunday fair.
Updated @ 28/12/2008 01:18 PM
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