Home
Sri Lanka suffers pre-election bomb attack
South America News.Net
Friday 9th May, 2008
At least 11 civilians were killed and 29 wounded when a powerful bomb tore through a cafe in Sri Lanka's east Friday evening, a day ahead of provincial council elections.
The explosion occurred inside a cafe in the heart of Amparai town.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are being blamed for the blast.
Police say the LTTE are hoping to sabotage the vote and create fear among the voters, which is why security in the area had been further tightened to ensure a violence-free poll.
Sri Lanka's eastern province comprising Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Amparai districts will elect its maiden provincial council Saturday, about a year after troops seized the former LTTE strongholds.
Friday's bomb attack occurred barely hours after Sri Lanka's Supreme Court directed the Election Commissioner to ensure a free and fair election in the east.
 Email this story to a friend
Have your say on this story
|
 |
 |
- Megan Fox dumps fianc‚ Brian Austin Green
London, July 6 : American actress and model Megan Fox has called off her engagement to fiance Brian Austin Green. [read story]
- Mariah Carey's marriage on the rocks?
London, July 6 : American singer Mariah Carey's marriage to American actor Nick Cannon has hit a rough patch - just after two months, it has emerged. [read story]
- Sheryl Crow offers to perform on Barack Obama's campaign trail
Washington, July 6 : American singer songwriter Sheryl Crow boosted U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama's spirits, when she offered to perform for the Senator on the campaign trail. [read story]
- G-8 head for Japan to deal with series of crises
London, July 6 : When the Group of Eight leaders and their counterparts from India, China, South Africa and Brazil gather in the Japanese resort towns of Sapporo and Hokkaido from Monday, they will be tasked with the responsibility of formulating exacting guidelines for dealing with a host of global problems, including rising food and oil costs, an uncertain global economy, climate change and Zimbabwe's political crisis. [read story]
- Don't talk about strikes on Pakistan, Rice tells U.S politicians
Washington, July 6 : U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned American politicians not to talk about launching strikes in Pakistan, describing that country as a key ally in the global war against terror. [read story]
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
