Sri Lanka insurgents have arranged explosion at Hilton hotel

Filed under:Mid East — posted by webmaster on May 16, 2008 @ 4:13 pm

In result of act of terrorism in capital of Sri Lanka (Colombo) about 10 people were killed, 85 more were wounded. According to representatives of armed forces command of the country, eight employees of law enforcement bodies, who have died on road to hospital, are among victims.
As it was informed earlier the terrorist-condemned man on the mined motorcycle attacked the bus with policemen in one of well protected business areas of city, where the of Sri Lanka President’s residence and headquarters of armed forces of the country, and also hotel Hilton, are located.
While no one has taken the responsibility for act of terrorism, but country’s authorities have already assumed, that it is Tamil Tigers’ extremist grouping. It is necessary to note, that it is the first act of terrorism in capital for last 8 years. All this time opposition of authorities and insurgents carried out attracts only in the north of the country.

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