Bomb blast in ColomboSri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a brother of President Mahinda Rajapakse and the man leading the military campaign against the Tamil Tigers, escaped an assassination attempt that killed a male suicide bomber and four others while injuring 13 people. Though in Colombo, I was nowhere near where it happened at the time.
Sri Lanka has been racked by violence for several years now with separatist rebels from the North creating an atmosphere of tension. Soldiers are lined all over the city, sometimes separated by less than 100 feet from each other, and check vehicles regularly for bombs or ammunition.
Sri Lanka has been racked by violence for several years now with separatist rebels from the North creating an atmosphere of tension. Soldiers are lined all over the city, sometimes separated by less than 100 feet from each other, and check vehicles regularly for bombs or ammunition.
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