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'Two killed' in Sri Lanka blast | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
Officials in Sri Lanka say at least two people, including a policeman, have been killed in a bomb attack in the eastern town of Batticaloa. | Officials in Sri Lanka say at least two people, including a policeman, have been killed in a bomb attack in the eastern town of Batticaloa. |
A police spokesman told the BBC that the bomb was planted on a bicycle parked close to the main police station in the town centre. | A police spokesman told the BBC that the bomb was planted on a bicycle parked close to the main police station in the town centre. |
Six civilians, including three school children, were among the injured. | Six civilians, including three school children, were among the injured. |
The authorities blamed Tamil Tiger rebels for the incident. There has been no reaction from the rebels. | The authorities blamed Tamil Tiger rebels for the incident. There has been no reaction from the rebels. |
The rebels have recently suffered a series of military defeats at the hands of government troops. | The rebels have recently suffered a series of military defeats at the hands of government troops. |
Boat attack | |
Wednesday morning's blast killed a policeman and a civilian, the army said. It also injured one police officer, four school children and six others, according to military spokesman Brig Udaya Nanayakkara. | |
The attack came a day after the Sri Lankan navy said it had destroyed four Tamil Tiger military boats in a sea battle off the country's north-eastern coast. | |
A pro-rebel website said the Tigers attacked a Sri Lankan convoy and destroyed a navy attack craft. | A pro-rebel website said the Tigers attacked a Sri Lankan convoy and destroyed a navy attack craft. |
The Tamil Tigers have been fighting for a separate homeland for 25 years. At least 70,000 people have been killed in the insurgency. | The Tamil Tigers have been fighting for a separate homeland for 25 years. At least 70,000 people have been killed in the insurgency. |
The rebels had established a de facto state squeezed between government-controlled Jaffna in the north and the rest of the country. | The rebels had established a de facto state squeezed between government-controlled Jaffna in the north and the rest of the country. |
But the latest military offensive has forced the rebels to give up much of their territory. | But the latest military offensive has forced the rebels to give up much of their territory. |
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