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Vol. 41 - No 32
 
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Another brutal bus attack  

A second bus bomb in successive days saw at least 15 passengers killed and more than 40 wounded in an explosion inside a bus at Godagama near Hikkaduwa yesterday. However, the government vowed such brutal attacks on civilians would not deter it from counter-terror operations in the north and east.

 

London police appeal to Tamils

Worried about increasing crime and violence among Tamils living here, London's Metropolitan Police have urged the large Tamil community to help them crack down on criminal activity.

 
Nittambuwa blast: 24 detained

As national attention was being focused on the second bus bomb blast in Godagama yesterday, 24 people have been detained and statements recorded from 35 with detectives picking up every clue to find the identity of the person who set off a bomb in a crowded bus at Nittambuwa on Friday.

 

Five soldiers, four civilians killed in series of incidents

Five soldiers and four civilians were killed in sporadic incidents in Vavuinya, Jaffna, Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts yesterday, a military spokesman said.

 
 

Vakarai IDPs – the agony continues

Caterer filling state land, claim residents
 
Consumers wrapped in confusion over sili sili ban
 
Thailand heat on Tigers
White, white grass of Nuwara Eliya
 
Tourism:Hoping for summer after bleak winter
India will ask Govt. not to de-merge N-E: TNA
 
Odds and Ends
   
CID search TRO’s Colombo head office
   
SLPI hails Gnanam as doyen of Tamil press
   
Leopard expert killed in motor crash
   
Vehicle wheeler deals:In parts or under cover
   
Blast adds to hoteliers’ woes
   
Passenger security: Busmen, Railways, CTB face dilemma
   
Cowardly acts of terrorism, says Japan
   
The Godagama bus bomb tragedy
   
Stranded and starving, the people of Jaffna battle on
   
Bus turns into fire ball in peak hour blast
   
Protests against Saddam’s execution erupt around the country

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