Monday, October 06, 2008

Sri Lanka: Opposition leader, 21 dead in bomb blast

Sri Lanka police say a suicide bomber killed an opposition leader and at least 21 other people Monday in the north-central town of Anuradhapura.

Police say the bomber attacked during a ceremony to open the new office of the main opposition United National Party. UNP's leader, former army general Janaka Perera and his wife, were among the dead.

Saturday, Sri Lankan military officials said their forces killed at least 27 Tamil Tiger rebels, as the army continued to press into rebel strongholds in the north.
Published by Mike Hitchen, Mike Hitchen Consulting