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| Sri Lanka minister survives blast | Sri Lanka minister survives blast |
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| A suspected suicide bomber in Sri Lanka has killed at least one person in an attack apparently targeting a government minister, officials say. | A suspected suicide bomber in Sri Lanka has killed at least one person in an attack apparently targeting a government minister, officials say. |
| They say Agriculture Minister Maithripala Sirisena escaped the blast unhurt in the town of Boralesgamuwa, 10km (six miles) east of Colombo. | |
| An army spokesman told the BBC five people had been injured in the attack. | An army spokesman told the BBC five people had been injured in the attack. |
| The explosion comes three days after a rebel suicide bomber killed 29 people in the northern town of Anuradhapura. | The explosion comes three days after a rebel suicide bomber killed 29 people in the northern town of Anuradhapura. |
| Injured | Injured |
| An army spokesman said that in the latest attack a woman suicide bomber from the Tamil Tigers had targeted Mr Sirisena's convoy. | An army spokesman said that in the latest attack a woman suicide bomber from the Tamil Tigers had targeted Mr Sirisena's convoy. |
| Mr Sirisena had been attending a harvest festival | Mr Sirisena had been attending a harvest festival |
| He told the AFP news agency that while the minister had been uninjured, a vehicle carrying his secretary had been damaged. Deputy Agriculture Minister Siripala Gamlath was among three people hurt. | He told the AFP news agency that while the minister had been uninjured, a vehicle carrying his secretary had been damaged. Deputy Agriculture Minister Siripala Gamlath was among three people hurt. |
| The spokesman said that the minister was returning to Colombo after attending a harvest festival event. | The spokesman said that the minister was returning to Colombo after attending a harvest festival event. |
| Monday's suicide blast in Anuradhapura killed a former senior general, according to the army. | Monday's suicide blast in Anuradhapura killed a former senior general, according to the army. |
| Maj Gen Janaka Perera, a controversial commander in the Jaffna peninsula in the 1990s, died alongside his wife. | Maj Gen Janaka Perera, a controversial commander in the Jaffna peninsula in the 1990s, died alongside his wife. |
| More than 80 people were injured when the suicide bomber blew himself up inside the United National Party office near a bus depot, officials said. | More than 80 people were injured when the suicide bomber blew himself up inside the United National Party office near a bus depot, officials said. |
| They blamed the attack on the Tamil Tigers. | They blamed the attack on the Tamil Tigers. |
| The rebels have been fighting for a separate homeland for a quarter of a century and about 70,000 people have been killed in the violence. | The rebels have been fighting for a separate homeland for a quarter of a century and about 70,000 people have been killed in the violence. |