By SPA,
Colombo : The death toll in Friday’s bus bomb explosion rose to 26 as fighting continued in the northern part of the country claiming the lives of 18 more rebels, officials said Saturday.
At least 63 of the 70 injured in the blast at Piliyandala, 12 Kilometers south of the capital, remained in hospital, while hospital Authorities were releasing the bodies of the 26 killed to their relatives, DPA reported.