Sri Lanka Blast Kills 9
From Reuters
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka —
Separatist guerrillas set off land mines under two jeeps in Sri Lanka’s troubled Eastern province on Wednesday, killing nine policemen and wounding 10, a government spokesman said. Guerrillas are fighting to set up an independent homeland in northern and eastern areas.
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