Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Minister Dies in Sri Lanka Blast

A roadside bomb killed have killed a government minister of Sri Lanka. DM Dassanayake, minister for nation-building  was hospitalized after the blast. He was in undergoing surgery for severe head injury according to the hospital where he was taken. He was travelling between Colombo and the international airport when the bomb blasted. A body guard of minister also killed in the blast and more than 10 other people were injured.

Tamil Tigers have been blamed for the blast however they have not yet claimed that. Another explosion was held on Tuesday in central Colombo.  According to the police officials that caused no damages.

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