Blast in Colombo, two wounded

By IANS,

Colombo : Two people were wounded in a minor bomb explosion near the Red Mosque in Colombo Saturday evening, defence sources said.


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Two vehicles were also damaged in the blast around 4.55 p.m. The wounded were rushed to the Colombo National Hospital.

“According to available evidence, the blast occurred inside a van,” the defence ministry said.

The motive behind the blast was not immediately known.

This is the second blast in two consecutive days. On Friday, a suspected Tamil Tiger bomber carried out a suicide attack near the Air Force camp in the heart of Colombo, killing two people and wounding 32.

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