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| Sri Lanka commuters hit by bomb | Sri Lanka commuters hit by bomb |
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| At least 18 people were injured when a packed commuter train in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, was hit by a bomb, the military says. | |
| The bomb exploded seconds after the last carriage of the train had passed by, according to the army website. | The bomb exploded seconds after the last carriage of the train had passed by, according to the army website. |
| The incident happened at 0710 local time as the train was passing between Wellawatte and Dehiwela districts. | The incident happened at 0710 local time as the train was passing between Wellawatte and Dehiwela districts. |
| Last week the Tamil Tigers were blamed for a bomb attack at Dehiwela station that left at least eight dead. | Last week the Tamil Tigers were blamed for a bomb attack at Dehiwela station that left at least eight dead. |
| Office workers | Office workers |
| The injured from Wednesday's attack were taken to nearby hospitals. | The injured from Wednesday's attack were taken to nearby hospitals. |
| "The train was packed. There were about 1,500, passengers, mostly office workers travelling... to the city," the train's driver told the AFP news agency. | "The train was packed. There were about 1,500, passengers, mostly office workers travelling... to the city," the train's driver told the AFP news agency. |
| Police said the bomb had been planted on another track parallel to the one the train was using. | Police said the bomb had been planted on another track parallel to the one the train was using. |
| There have been a number of bomb attacks in Colombo recently blamed on the Tamil Tigers. | There have been a number of bomb attacks in Colombo recently blamed on the Tamil Tigers. |
| In February, 11 people died in a suicide attack at Colombo's main train station. | In February, 11 people died in a suicide attack at Colombo's main train station. |
| In northern Sri Lanka the military is carrying out an offensive aimed at crushing the rebels by the end of this year. | In northern Sri Lanka the military is carrying out an offensive aimed at crushing the rebels by the end of this year. |
| The Tigers have fought for a generation for an independent state for the Tamil minority in the island's north and east. | The Tigers have fought for a generation for an independent state for the Tamil minority in the island's north and east. |
| About 70,000 people have been killed since the civil war began in 1983. | About 70,000 people have been killed since the civil war began in 1983. |