Six persons were killed and 23 others
including STF personnel were injured when the LTTE terrorists targeted a
Special Task Force (STF) truck in a claymore attack at about 6 p.m.
today (28).
Police suspect that the bomb could have been set in a boutique by the
road as several shops and vehicles adjacent to the suspected location of
the bomb were damaged, says the Media Centre for National Security
(MCNS).
The injured were admitted to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital and
the Panadura District Hospital. Police investigations are proceeding.
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