Sri Lanka convoy blast 'kills 67' - Democratic Underground

Scurrilous

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Mon Oct-16-06 05:50 AM
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Sri Lanka convoy blast 'kills 67'

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"At least 67 people have been killed in a suicide attack on a navy convoy in northern Sri Lanka, the military says.

Military officials told the BBC that they had counted the bodies near the town of Digampathana, near Trincomalee.

They say that at least 60 people - navy personnel and civilians - were injured in a "huge explosion" involving an "explosive-laden vehicle".

The blasts come amid renewed violence in Sri Lanka, with both the military and Tamil rebels taking heavy losses.

Correspondents say the violence could derail peace talks due to take place in Geneva, Switzerland, at the end of the month."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6054470.stm

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Mon Oct-16-06 08:05 AM
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1. Suicide attack on Sri Lanka military convoy kills 92

Edited on Mon Oct-16-06 08:06 AM by bemildred

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061016/wl_nm/srilanka_dc

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