Roadside bomb kills official
From Times Wire Reports
A roadside bomb believed set by Tamil Tiger rebels killed Sri Lankan Nation-Building Minister D.M. Dassanayake as he traveled through the Ja-Ela area, about 12 miles north of the capital, Colombo, a military spokesman said.
Dassanayake was not a member of the Cabinet. President Mahinda Rajapaksa condemned the assassination as proof of the rebel group’s “continued commitment to terror and violence,” and hinted that the government would strike back.
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