3 wounded in Pettah blast

At least three people were injured as a bomb planted under a parked jeep exploded last afternoon police said.

The explosion at Bankshall Street, Pettah close to a mosque damaged several vehicles parked in the area as well as some shops.

The incident occurred barely 24 hours after a suspected LTTE suicide bomber blew himself up near the old Air Force headquarters in Colombo, killing three airmen and wounding 36 others.