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| Mine attack hits Sri Lankan bus | Mine attack hits Sri Lankan bus |
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| At least 15 people have been killed and 38 injured in a Tamil Tiger landmine attack on a crowded bus in northern Sri Lanka, the authorities say. | At least 15 people have been killed and 38 injured in a Tamil Tiger landmine attack on a crowded bus in northern Sri Lanka, the authorities say. |
| Army spokesman Brig Udaya Nanayakkara told the BBC that the claymore mine hit a state-run bus going from the town of Anuradhapura to Padaviya Janakpura. | |
| Reports said the bus was crowded with civilians. The wounded are being ferried to hospital. | Reports said the bus was crowded with civilians. The wounded are being ferried to hospital. |
| Fighting between troops and Tamil Tiger rebels has worsened in recent months. | Fighting between troops and Tamil Tiger rebels has worsened in recent months. |
| Heavy security | Heavy security |
| Security forces have rushed to the area following the night-time attack, a police official in the area told the AFP news agency. | Security forces have rushed to the area following the night-time attack, a police official in the area told the AFP news agency. |
| Deadly claymore mines | |
| "We have 15 passengers killed and at least another 38 have been taken to hospital," the official said. "We believe it is the work of the Tigers." | "We have 15 passengers killed and at least another 38 have been taken to hospital," the official said. "We believe it is the work of the Tigers." |
| There has been no comment on the latest incident from the rebels who were blamed for a similar bus bombing in the area in June last year when 64 bus passengers were killed. | There has been no comment on the latest incident from the rebels who were blamed for a similar bus bombing in the area in June last year when 64 bus passengers were killed. |
| Police say that the claymore mine went off about 265km (165 miles) north-east of the capital, Colombo. | Police say that the claymore mine went off about 265km (165 miles) north-east of the capital, Colombo. |
| The attack came despite heavy security across Sri Lanka, as the army braced itself for attacks by the rebels following recent military strikes inside rebel-held areas. | The attack came despite heavy security across Sri Lanka, as the army braced itself for attacks by the rebels following recent military strikes inside rebel-held areas. |
| The Tigers have lost most of their strongholds in the east following fighting earlier this year, but still control great swathes of land in the north. | The Tigers have lost most of their strongholds in the east following fighting earlier this year, but still control great swathes of land in the north. |
| At least 17 people were killed and about 40 injured in blasts in the capital, Colombo, last week. | At least 17 people were killed and about 40 injured in blasts in the capital, Colombo, last week. |
| The authorities also blamed those attacks on the rebels, who want independence for the minority Tamil community in the north and east of the island. | The authorities also blamed those attacks on the rebels, who want independence for the minority Tamil community in the north and east of the island. |