COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 06, SPA -- A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide attacker bombed the opening ceremony of a marathon outside Sri Lanka's capital Sunday, killing a powerful governmentMinister, a former Olympian and 10 others, the militarysaid. Scores were wounded, the Associated Press reported. On Sunday morning, scores of runners and onlookersgathered at the starting line of the marathon inWeliweriya, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Colombo,part of the national celebration of the upcoming SinhaleseNew Year. Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, the minister of highways and theRuling party's chief whip, approached the starting linewith a flag he planned to wave to start the race when thebomb exploded, witnesses said. «There was a sound of huge explosion and I saw afireball,» said Nishan Priyantha, a local journalist whowas a few yards away from the blast, but escaped unhurt. Television footage showed chaotic images of screamingpeople running through the bloodied streets.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/543446