Sixty-three Sri Lankan sailors killed in suicide attack

  • 12/15/2022
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Oct 16, SPA -- Sixty-three sailors were killed in a suicide blast triggered by Tamil Tiger rebels in central Sri Lanka on Monday, a navy official said. The explosion occurred near the town of Dambulla, a navy official said on condition of anonymity in line with the agency's policy. Military spokesman Brig. Prasad Samarasinghe said the rebels rammed a small truck loaded with explosives into a naval convoy traveling along a road, the Associated Press reported.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/396458

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