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Sri Lankan police officers approach scene of explosion as army officer examines van which contained bomb in Colombo
29 Sep 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Sri Lankan police officers approach the scene of an explosion as an army officer (R) examines a van which contained a bomb in Colombo September 29, 2008. The bomb hidden inside the van exploded in a market area of of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Monday, wounding five people and damaging nearby vehicles, authorities said. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe(SRI LANKA)
REUTERS/BUDDHIKA WEERASINGHE


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Police STF members guard the site of a suicide bomb explosion in Borelesgamuwa, a suburb of Colombo, October 9, 2008. A suicide bomber attacked a convoy ferrying Sri Lanka's agriculture minister ...


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