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Almost 30 People Injured in Bus Explosion in Central Sri Lanka - Reports

© AFP 2023 / Ishara S.KODIKARASriLanka ambulance. (File)
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A bus carrying military servicemen and civilians exploded in central Sri Lanka injuring 27 people on Wednesday, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported.

The bus was heading from the city of Jaffna to the town of Diyatalawa, the newspaper stated.

"The explosion cannot be ruled out as an act of terrorism as of yet. Nevertheless, a highly explosive substance inside the bus may have caused the explosion. The cause can be ruled out after the government analyst inspects the scene," Sri Lankan army spokesman Brig. Sumith Atapattu was quoted as saying.

According to the spokesman, the number of casualties could be higher, but part of passengers was transferred before the incident to another bus heading to the same destination.

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