COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, February 04, SPA -- A roadside bomb attack blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels tore through a civilian bus innortheastern Sri Lanka on Monday, killing 12 people andinjuring 17, the military said. The attack took place in the region of Welioya at about3:40 p.m, military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said. «The LTTE activated a roadside bomb targeting innocentcivilians,» Nanayakkara said, using the acronym for therebel group's formal name, the Liberation Tigers of TamilEelam, according to a report of the Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/523988