Colombo, Feb 23, SPA -- A bomb exploded inside a passenger bus in theoutskirts of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, injuring at least 14people on Saturday morning, DPA quoted police sources as saying. The explosion took place in Mount Lavinia, 12 kilometres south ofthe capital. The casualties were minimized because a passenger spotted asuspicious parcel and told the passengers to get off the bus, policesaid. There were at least 40 passengers inside the bus when theparcel was spotted, police quoted eyewitnesses as saying. Police said they believed Tamil rebels of the Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE) were responsible for attack.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/529549
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