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Explosion hits house in Sri Lanka 'Suicide blast' in Lanka capital
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An explosion has gone off at a house in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, as police were about to search it. A suspected suicide bomber has killed himself and injured seven people as police were searching a house in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo.
Police say a suicide bomber came out of the house in the Kotahena district of the city, as they were trying to gain entry, and set off the blast. The police blamed Tamil Tiger rebels for the explosion in the northern Kotahena district of the capital.
At least seven people were taken to hospital, including three police officers, but it is not yet clear whether there were any fatalities. They said the bomber might have been planning an attack elsewhere.
Police have blamed separatist Tamil Tiger rebels for the explosion. Clashes between the Sri Lankan military and Tamil Tigers rebels - based in the north of the island - have increased since a truce was cancelled last month.
They said the bomber might have been preparing to carry out an attack elsewhere. Three of the people injured in the latest blast were police officers.
Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said the man "detonated some explosives he was carrying when coming out of the house". Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said the bomber "detonated some explosives he was carrying when coming out of the house".
Friday's incident comes days after the army said 14 Tamil Tiger rebels had been killed in fresh fighting in the north of the island. Earlier this week, the army said 14 Tamil Tiger rebels had been killed in fighting in the north of the island.
Last month, the government pulled out of a 2002 ceasefire with the Tamil Tigers, arguing the rebels had used it to re-group and re-arm.Last month, the government pulled out of a 2002 ceasefire with the Tamil Tigers, arguing the rebels had used it to re-group and re-arm.
Since then, fighting has intensified on the frontlines that surround Tiger-held territory in the north. Since then, violence has intensified on the frontlines that surround Tiger-held territory in the north.
The army says two soldiers and 14 rebels have been killed since Monday. The rebels have been leading a decades-old campaign for independence for minority Tamils in the majority Sinhalese nation of 19.5 million people.
There was no comment from the rebels, who are leading a decades-old campaign for independence for minority Tamils in the majority Sinhalese nation of 19.5 million people. Sri Lanka's army commander Lt-Gen Sarath Fonseka has said he aims to defeat the rebels by the end of 2008.
Sri Lanka's army commander Lt-Gen Sarath Fonseka has said that he aims to defeat the rebels by the end of 2008.