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| Dozens injured in Sri Lanka blast | Dozens injured in Sri Lanka blast |
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| A large explosion has struck Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo. | A large explosion has struck Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo. |
| Dozens of people have been wounded and are being treated in hospitals, news agencies report. | Dozens of people have been wounded and are being treated in hospitals, news agencies report. |
| The blast comes as the government is undertaking a large offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in northern areas of Sri Lanka. | The blast comes as the government is undertaking a large offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in northern areas of Sri Lanka. |
| Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in Kilinochchi district as the military has rapidly advanced into Tiger territory. | Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in Kilinochchi district as the military has rapidly advanced into Tiger territory. |
| The BBC's Roland Buerk in Colombo says the military has reported that this was most probably a bomb and the work of the Tamil Tigers. | |
| The blast took place on what would normally be a busy Saturday lunchtime in a market area near the main bus station, our correspondent says. | |
| The Tamil Tigers have been fighting for a separate homeland in the north and east for 25 years. |