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Medical staff treat a victim at a hospital in Moneragala
16 Jan 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Medical staff treat a victim who was a passenger on a bus affected by a roadside explosion at a hospital in Moneragala, Sri Lanka January 16, 2008. A roadside bomb tore through a Sri Lankan bus killing 24 people and wounding dozens on Wednesday, officials said, as a six-year ceasefire between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels formally expires. REUTERS/Stringer(SRI LANKA)
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