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April 2, 2007

Bus Explosion Kills at Least 14 in Sri Lanka
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=16E5152:A6F02AD83191E160BFE4FC55D606D80A9574F7DCC14957C0 Twenty wounded in
Ampara district blast





Sri Lankan soldier looks at the wreckage of a bus after a parcel bomb
explosion, 2 Apr 2007Authorities in Sri Lanka say a bus has exploded
in the eastern part of the country, killing at least 14 people and
wounding 20 others.

Police say the blast on the bus occurred Monday, in Ampara district,
about 350 kilometers east of the capital, Colombo.

On Sunday, military officials said suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot
and killed six ethnic Sinhalese civilians in the eastern district of
Batticaloa.

Batticaloa has been the site of heavy fighting between government
soldiers from Sri Lanka's Sinhalese majority and Tamil rebels. Rebels
say the Tamils suffer discrimination and abuse at the hands of the
Sinhalese.

Renewed fighting in violation of a 2002 ceasefire has killed about
4,000 people in the last 18 months.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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