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February 3, 2008

Suicide Bomber Kills 11, Wounds 100 in Sri Lanka Capital
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woman detonated the bomb on a platform crowded with commuters





Sri Lankan police investigators search the site of an explosion at the
railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, 03 Feb. 2008

The Sri Lankan military says a female suicide bomber blew herself up
in the main railway station in the capital  Sunday, killing at least
11 people and wounding about 100 others.

Witnesses said the woman detonated the bomb on a platform crowded with
commuters. Hospital workers said some children were among the victims.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack in Colombo, but the
military is blaming Tamil Tiger rebels.

Earlier Sunday a hand grenade exploded at the Colombo Zoo, wounding
several people.

Security throughout the capital is tight for Sri Lanka's 60th
independence day celebrations Monday.

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




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