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Suicide bomber kills 5 in Sri Lanka capital-military
28 Dec 2008 04:05:25 GMT
 Source: Reuters
COLOMBO, Dec 28 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a civil defence force post in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on Sunday, killing at least five people, the military said.

(Reporting by Ranga Sirilal; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)


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