The New Nation - Internet Edition

Internet Edition. January 9, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM

Lankan minister dies in blast

BBC Online

A Sri Lankan government minister, DM Dassanayake, has died in hospital after a roadside bomb attack on his convoy.

The minister for nation-building was travelling between Colombo and the island's international airport when the bomb went off.

One other person died and about 10 were wounded in the blast in Ja-Ela town, some 12 miles (19km) north of Colombo.

Tamil Tiger rebels have been blamed for the attack. Fighting between troops and rebels has worsened in recent months.

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