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50 civilians feared killed in Claymore blast in Kebitigollaw

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Around 50 civilian passengers were killed and more than 30 wounded when a civilian bus was attacked by Claymore mine near Kebitigollawe, 23 km southeast of Vavuniya, Thursday around 7:50 a.m., medical sources said. Wounded passengers were rushed to Kepitigollawe and Anuradhapura hospitals.

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Scores killed in Lanka bus blast

Violence has been rising after the breakdown of peace talks

At least 58 people have been killed when their bus struck a mine in north-eastern Sri Lanka, police say.

Another 45 people were wounded in the explosion, which hit a passenger bus in Anuradhapura district on Thursday, a senior official said.

No group has claimed responsibility yet, though similar attacks in the past have been blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels.

Violence has risen in Sri Lanka since early April when talks between the rebels and the government broke down.

Army officials said the bus was hit by a mine on Thursday morning.

Military spokesman Brig Prasad Samarasinghe told Reuters news agency the vehicle was carrying "children, ladies and clergy".

Wave of violence

Reuters also quoted a government spokesman as saying the Tamil Tiger rebels were "definitely" behind the attack.

There was no immediate comment from the rebels, but they have previously denied involvement in similar attacks on soldiers in the Tamil-dominated north and east.

Suspected attacks by Tamil Tigers on security forces and killings of Tamils blamed on the army and others have soared in recent months.

Earlier this month talks between the rebels and the Sri Lankan government in Oslo broke down.

The Tamil Tigers want autonomy for minority Tamils in the north and east of Sri Lanka. More than 60,000 people have died during two decades of conflict.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5082026.stm

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