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Sri Lanka says rebel blast hit bus, killing five
07 Apr 2007 03:40:54 GMT
Source: Reuters
COLOMBO, April 7 (Reuters) - A suspected Tamil Tiger roadside bomb hit a civilian bus in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, killing four civilians and a soldier, a police source said.

"An LTTE claymore mine exploded targeting a civilian bus," the official, who requested not to be named, said by telephone from the district of Vavuniya.

He said 19 injured civilians were admitted to hospital, and seven solders were also injured in the blast.
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