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Saturday, 2 February 2008

Bus bomb kills 20 in S.Lanka, 50 hurt: military

At least 20 people were killed and around 50 wounded when a bomb blast hit a civilian bus in the central Sri Lankan town of Dambulla on Saturday, the military said.

"The death toll has gone up to 20 and are 50 injured from the explosion," said military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara.

Source: REUTERS