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| Bomb rocks busy Sri Lankan train | Bomb rocks busy Sri Lankan train |
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| At least seven people have been killed and 62 injured in a bombing during rush hour on a packed Sri Lankan commuter train, the military says. | At least seven people have been killed and 62 injured in a bombing during rush hour on a packed Sri Lankan commuter train, the military says. |
| The blast hit the Colombo-Panadura train in Dehiwala station, in a suburb of the capital Colombo, Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said. | The blast hit the Colombo-Panadura train in Dehiwala station, in a suburb of the capital Colombo, Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said. |
| He blamed Tamil Tiger separatists for the attack, the latest in a string targeting public transport. | He blamed Tamil Tiger separatists for the attack, the latest in a string targeting public transport. |
| The military says it defused two bombs found on buses over the weekend. | The military says it defused two bombs found on buses over the weekend. |
| Ten days ago a suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed a bus carrying police officers and last month another explosion inside a bus killed more than 20 people. | Ten days ago a suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed a bus carrying police officers and last month another explosion inside a bus killed more than 20 people. |
| In February, 11 people died in a suicide attack at Colombo's main train station. | In February, 11 people died in a suicide attack at Colombo's main train station. |
| Tamil Tiger separatists were blamed for that incident, although they routinely deny involvement in bombings in the country. | Tamil Tiger separatists were blamed for that incident, although they routinely deny involvement in bombings in the country. |
| Toll 'could rise' | Toll 'could rise' |
| The army said Monday's explosion occurred at 1650 local time (1120 GMT), and the area had been cordoned off. | The army said Monday's explosion occurred at 1650 local time (1120 GMT), and the area had been cordoned off. |
| Bodies have been pulled from the wreckage and the defence ministry says the number of dead could rise. | Bodies have been pulled from the wreckage and the defence ministry says the number of dead could rise. |
| Brigadier Nanayakkara told AFP news agency a pregnant woman was among the dead. | Brigadier Nanayakkara told AFP news agency a pregnant woman was among the dead. |
| Eyewitness R A Upali told the BBC Sinhala service the explosion took place as the train was pulling out of the station. | |
| "I was in the back of the train. I ran to the place where the explosion happened. I saw people fall on the platform. People with minor injuries ran towards us. I attended to the injured people." | |
| Battles are continuing in the north of Sri Lanka, where the military is carrying out an offensive aimed at crushing the rebels by the end of this year. | Battles are continuing in the north of Sri Lanka, where the military is carrying out an offensive aimed at crushing the rebels by the end of this year. |
| On Monday airforce helicopters attacked Tiger positions a day after fighting on the ground killed 21 rebels and one soldier, according to the military. | On Monday airforce helicopters attacked Tiger positions a day after fighting on the ground killed 21 rebels and one soldier, according to the military. |
| The BBC's Roland Buerk in Colombo says that the number of attacks in the south has increased as the fighting has intensified in the north. | The BBC's Roland Buerk in Colombo says that the number of attacks in the south has increased as the fighting has intensified in the north. |
| The Tigers have fought for a generation for an independent state for the Tamil minority in the island's north and east. | The Tigers have fought for a generation for an independent state for the Tamil minority in the island's north and east. |
| About 70,000 people have been killed since the civil war began in 1983. | About 70,000 people have been killed since the civil war began in 1983. |
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