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Sri Lanka bus blast injures two Sri Lanka bus blast injures eight
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At least two people have been injured by a bomb attack on a bus in the outskirts of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, military officials have said. At least eight people have been injured by a bomb attack on a bus in the outskirts of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, military officials say.
The blast, which was blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels, occurred at a bus stop in the southern suburb of Mount Lavinia.The blast, which was blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels, occurred at a bus stop in the southern suburb of Mount Lavinia.
Brig Udaya Nanayakkara told the AFP news agency that the bus's crew had begun to evacuate passengers after a suspicious package was discovered. Brig Udaya Nanayakkara said the crew had begun to evacuate passengers after a woman spotted a suspicious parcel.
The bombing is the latest in a series blamed on the rebels in recent months. There have been a series of blasts targeting buses since the government pulled out of ceasefire last month.
Fighting has also been taking place on the front lines that surround territory the rebels control in the north of the island.
The government claims to be inflicting large numbers of casualties on the rebels in daily battles.
The rebels have been fighting since 1983 for an independent homeland for Tamils, who they say have been discriminated against by successive Sri Lankan governments.
Correspondents say that fighting between the two sides since then has killed more than 70,000 people.