The attack blamed on the Tamil rebels killed several police officers and injured more than 85 in Colombo, the country’s capital. According to the army spokesman, “the target was a police bus. A motorcycle crashed into the vehicle ”.
The explosion occurred in a commercial district of the capital near the Hilton hotel, and in a high security area that also houses the presidency of Sri Lanka and the army headquarters.
This attack comes at a time when the government has stepped up its offensive in the north of the island against the Tamil rebels.
