Another bus bombed in Sri Lanka: Fifteen killed, dozens injured

Saturday, January 6, 2007, 12:17 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

Jan 06, Colombo: At least fifteen civilians were killed and dozens others injured when a powerful bomb exploded inside a Colombo-Matara passenger bus around 2.35 PM today.

The blast occurred in the Meetiyagoda police division in Godamaga, police said.

Police said it was too early to tell whether the bomb had been fixed to the bus or carried by a suicide bomber.

The deadly explosion comes only a day after another bomb was triggered on a bus in Nittambuwa, killing six people and injuring 54 others.