Tamil Tigers Kill 12 in Sri Lanka
Tamil Tigers launch a bomb attack on a civilian bus in north-east Sri Lanka, killing 12 people and wounding 17
Twelve people were killed and 17 wounded in a bomb attack by the Tamil Tigers on a civilian bus in north-east Sri Lanka today.
The attack, which overshadowed 60th anniversary independence celebrations, took place in the Welioya region at about 3.40pm (10.10am GMT), a military spokesman, Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, said.
"The LTTE [the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam] activated a roadside bomb targeting innocent civilians," he said.
It came on a day of defiant independence parades and speeches in the capital, Colombo.
Earlier, in a nationally televised address, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said the spate of violent attacks would soon be over.
"Our defence forces have achieved victories that were never before seen. Terrorism is facing a defeat that it has never before faced," he said hours before today's explosion.
The attack, which overshadowed 60th anniversary independence celebrations, took place in the Welioya region at about 3.40pm (10.10am GMT), a military spokesman, Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, said.
"The LTTE [the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam] activated a roadside bomb targeting innocent civilians," he said.
It came on a day of defiant independence parades and speeches in the capital, Colombo.
Earlier, in a nationally televised address, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said the spate of violent attacks would soon be over.
"Our defence forces have achieved victories that were never before seen. Terrorism is facing a defeat that it has never before faced," he said hours before today's explosion.
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